Oedipus

201113 min 18 secFilm: Animation

G

Direction: Paul Driessen

Production: Arnoud Rijken (il Luster Films)David Verrall (National Film Board of Canada)Marcy PageMichiel J. Snijders

Script: Paul Driessen

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada and il Luster Films with support from the Netherlands Film Fund.

To Oedipus, women are an enigma. Why, with her bothersome husband finally out of the way, did his mistress inexplicably run off? Don’t lose your head, thinks Oedipus. Just try to understand.  And so the valiant young milkman embarks on an introspective journey, a process of self-discovery and regression in which he retraces the path of his life. 

Parodying the Greek myth, and throwing in a bunch of well-known NFB animated characters for good measure, director Paul Driessen offers up a backwards tragicomic version of the classic tale. Oedipus is Driessen at his absurdist best.

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Subject categories


  • Literature and Language > Legends, Myths, and Tales
  • Ethics and Religious Culture > Ethical Values
  • Media Education > Film and Video Production

Credits


writer
Paul Driessen
director
Paul Driessen
design
Paul Driessen
animation
Paul Driessen
additional animation
Frodo Kuipers
voice
Alexander Ivanovici
additional voice
Carlo Mestroni
original music
Judith Gruber-Stitzer
additional arrangements
Dave Gossage
musician
Tommy Gauthier
Thom Gossage
Jean-Guy Grenier
Frank Lozano
Marc Villemure
music recording
Pascal Shefteshy
music mix
Pascal Shefteshy
sound
Jeroen Nadorp
Ronald Nadorp
final mix
Jeroen Nadorp
Ronald Nadorp
voice recording
Pierre Yves Drapeau
Geoffrey Mitchell
infographics
Randall Finnerty
colour
Randall Finnerty
digital assistance
Sarah Marchand
Christopher Diaz
digital consultation
Susan Gourley
editing
Janet Perlman
online editing
Denis Gathelier
technical coordination
Julie Laperrière
end credits design
Gaspard Gaudreau
administration
Gisèle Guilbault
production coordination
Elaine Largie
Marie-Christine Nadon
executive producer
Arnoud Rijken
David Verrall
producer
Marcy Page
Arnoud Rijken
Michiel J. Snijders

Awards


  • Prize RTP2: Onda CurtaInternational Animated Film Festival / CINANIMA
  • Best ScriptANIMAGE- International Animation Festival of Pernambuco