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Oedipus

Oedipus

  1. Overview
  2. Fact Sheet

To Oedipus, women are an enigma. Why, with her bothersome husband finally out of the way, did his mistress inexplicably run off? A parody of the Greek myth that offers up a backwards tragicomic version of the classic tale.

The film

  • Film identity

    Original title: Oedipus

    Directed by: Paul DRIESSEN

    Country: Canada, Netherlands

    Year of production: 2011

    Running time: 13 min 18 s

  • Technique

    Category: Short film out of competition

    Techniques used: drawing on paper

    Version: Version anglaise

    Process: Colour

    Target public: All audiences

  • Credits

    Directed by: Paul DRIESSEN

    Production: NFB (ONF) - NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA, Marcy PAGE, IL LUSTER FILMS, Arnoud RIJKEN, Michiel SNIJDERS

    Distribution: NFB (ONF) - NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA, Christina ROGERS

    Animation: Frodo Kuipers, Paul Driessen

    Compositing: Randall Finnerty

    Music: Judith Gruber-Stitzer

    Sound: Jeroen Nadorp, Ronald Nadorp

    Editing: Janet Perlman

    Voice: Alex Ivanovici, Carlo Mestroni