Incendies (2010), actualización cinematográfica de Edipo Rey

Javier Del Hoyo

doi:10.34624/agora.v0i26.38143

Incendies (2010), film version of Oedipus Rex

Authors

Javier Del Hoyo Autonomous University of Madrid https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3603-5793 (unauthenticated)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34624/agora.v0i26.38143

Keywords:

Greek tragedy, Oedipus Rex, Classical tradition, Contemporary cinema

Abstract

This paper aims to vindicate the staging of a classic myth, now set in modern scenarios and in the context of current political situations. We see
the strength of a myth and characters, whose genius never goes out of fashion, in a brilliant filmic recreation and powerful narrative.