Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Laura Mulvey & 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 The second collaboration between Mulvey & Wollen both of whom are recognised as seminal figures in the field of film theory Riddles of the Sphinx explores issues of female representation the place of motherhood within society & the relationship between mother & 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 & public spaces shot in locations which include Malcolm Le Grice&s kitchen & Stephen Dwoskin&s bedroom The 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 & controversial 1970s band Lucifer) Newly mastered to High Definition this extraordinary era-defining work is presented here with a wealth of essential bonus material including a newly-recorded feature-length commentary by Laura Mulvey Mulvey & Wollen&s film Penthesilea Queen of the Amazons (1974 99 mins) & a video interview with Laura Mulvey in conversation with the University of Bremen&s Winfried Pauleit Also included is an extensive booklet with new essays & complete film credits Actors Dinah Stabb Merdel Jordine & Rhiannon Tise Director Laura Mulvey & Peter Wollen Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1979 Duration 1 hour & 32 minutes (approx)