Riddles of the Sphinx DVD (2013) Dinah Stabb, Mulvey (DIR) cert U 2 discs Title: Riddles of the Sphinx Leading Actor: Dinah Stabb Region: Region 2 Duration: 92 mins Format: DVD / with Blu-ray - Double Play Type: DVD No. of Discs: 2 disc(s) Studio / Publisher: Trinity Creative Partnership UK Release Date: 23 Sep 2013 Edition: with Blu-ray - Double Play Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen co-write and co-direct this 1970s avant-garde feature. The film follows the struggles of middle-class mother Louise (Dinah Stabb) and her young daughter Ana (Riannon Tise) as they live in a patriarchy. Their story is interlaced with a depiction of Greek mythical hero Oedipus’s encounter with the Sphinx who ruled over Thebes by forcing travellers to answer a riddle, killing those who responded incorrectly.
