LIMBA ROMÂNĂ SAHARIANĂ ÎN OEDIP REGE DE PIER PAOLO PASOLINI
THE SAHARIAN ROMANIAN LANGUAGE IN OEDIPUS THE KING BY PIER PAOLO PASOLINI
Author(s): Mihai ȘerbanSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Customs / Folklore, Studies of Literature, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: EDITURA ASE
Keywords: Romanian folklore; mythical; atemporal plot; psycho-biography;
Summary/Abstract: The present article attempts to find an explanation for a novel artistic detail in one of the cinematografic works of the Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini, one of the most controversial, expressively violent and fascinating cineastes of the 20th century: throughout the entire soundtrack of Oedipus the King (1967), one can find fragments of authentic Romanian folklore. This choice is even more surprising as the movie was shot in southern Morrocco, and for the viewer who is not familiar with the Romanian language, the fragments of Romanian folklore could come from the Berber tribes of Morrocco who perform in the background. In order to better understand this artistic fact we can use especially the novel Dans le main de l’ange of the psycho-biographer Dominique Fernandez, a plausible reconstruction of the life and creative activity of the Italian director.
Journal: Synergies in Communication
- Issue Year: 1/2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 167-171
- Page Count: 5
- Language: Romanian