Riddles Of The Sphinx Blu-Ray + DVD

Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen’s visually accomplished, intellectually rigorous Riddles of the Sphinx is one of the most important avant-garde films to have emerged from Britain during the 1970s. Exploring issues of female representation and the place of motherhood within society, the film is composed of a number of discrete sections, many of which are breathtakingly shot as continous circular pans, and features a groundbreaking electronic score by The Soft Machine’s Mike Ratledge. Newly mastered in High Definition, Riddles Of The Sphinx is presented here with a number of essential extras, including a feature-length Laura Mulvey audio commentary, and Mulvey and Wollen's first film collaboration, Penthesilea: Queen Of The Amazons.

Special Features
Newly recorded Feature-Length Audio Commentary With Director Laura Mulvey And Academic Winfried Pauleit, Laura Mulvey In Conversation (2013, 15 Mins): The Filmmaker And Academic Discusses Riddles Of The Sphinx, Penthesilea: Queen of the Amazons (Peter Wollen and Laura Mulvey, 1974, 98 Mins): Trail-blazing Avant-Garde Film Exploring The Image Of The Amazonian Woman In Myth And Popular Culture, Fully Illustrated Booklet Featuring New Essays By Sophie Mayer, Laura Mulvey, Rob Young And Complete Film Credits