La Machine infernale (Cocteau collaboration)
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La Machine infernale is a 1934 play by Jean Cocteau, famously associated with actor Jean Marais, that reimagines the Oedipus myth in a modern, psychologically driven style.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Machine infernale (Cocteau collaboration) canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Jean Marais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Jean Cocteau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Oedipus myth
NERFINISHED
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Sophocles' Oedipus Rex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Jean Cocteau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | verse and prose mix ⓘ |
| dramaticInnovation |
blend of classical myth and modern psychology
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foregrounding of the Sphinx episode ⓘ use of ironic, witty dialogue ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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tragedy ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Oedipus complex ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century French literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jocasta
NERFINISHED
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Oedipus NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sphinx NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiresias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | modernist theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | psychological motivations of Oedipus ⓘ |
| notableFor |
modern reimagining of the Oedipus myth
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psychological characterization of mythic figures ⓘ |
| notableInterpreter | Jean Marais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Jean Cocteau's theatrical oeuvre ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| setting | Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | four acts ⓘ |
| style | psychological drama ⓘ |
| theme |
destiny
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fate ⓘ incest ⓘ patricide ⓘ tragic irony ⓘ unconscious desire ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | mythic antiquity ⓘ |
| writer | Jean Cocteau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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