{"product_id":"riddles-of-the-sphinx-dual-format-edition","title":"RIDDLES OF THE SPHINX [DUAL FORMAT EDITION] - BLU-RAY","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRIDDLES OF THE SPHINX (DVD + Blu-ray)\u003cbr\u003eA Film by Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLaura Mulvey and Peter Wollen's visually accomplished and intellectually rigorous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRiddles of the Sphinx\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is one of the most important avant-garde films to have emerged from Britain during the 1970s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe second collaboration between Mulvey and Wollen, both of whom are recognised as seminal figures in the field of film theory, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRiddles of the Sphinx\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores issues of female representation, the place of motherhood within society and the relationship between mother and daughter. Composed of a number of discrete sections, many of which are shot as continuous circular pans, the film takes place in a range of domestic and public spaces, shot in locations which include Malcolm LeGrice's kitchen and Stephen Dwoskin's bedroom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film's ground-breaking electronic score, by The Soft Machine's Mike Ratledge, was composed on synthesisers which were developed in collaboration with Denys Irving (the man behind the mysterious and controversial 1970s band Lucifer).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNewly mastered in High Definition, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRiddles of the Sphinx\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePenthesilea: Queen of the Amazons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSpecial features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresented in both High Definition and Standard Definition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNewly recorded feature-length audio commentary with director Laura Mulvey and academic Winfried Pauleit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLaura Mulvey in Conversation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2013, 15 mins): the filmmaker and academic discusses \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRiddles of the Sphinx\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePenthesilea: Queen of the Amazons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFully illustrated booklet featuring new essays by Sophie Mayer, Laura Mulvey, Rob Young, and complete film credits\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUK | 1977 | colour | English Language, with optional English hard-of-hearing subtitles | 91 minutes | Original aspect ratio 1.33:1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisc 1: BD50 | 1080p | 24fps | PCM mono audio (48k\/24-bit)\u003cbr\u003eDisc 2: DVD9 | PAL | Dolby Digital mono audio (192kbps)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRegion 0 PAL | Region free Blu-ray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600843919534,"sku":"BFIB1176","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/riddles_sphinx_Lime_Light_Front_BD_2.png?v=1751295285","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/riddles-of-the-sphinx-dual-format-edition","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}