Only when the Thebans find the murderer will they be saved. The gods are appalled by this and send a plague to destroy Thebes. He is now king of Thebes and married to Jocasta. Thebes offers him the queen, to be his queen, and the crown. He solves the riddle given to him by the Sphinx and enters Thebes as a conqueror. There in a conflict, he kills Laius- a stranger to him. Oedipus, without a second thought, flees from the palace.Īs he is wondering around the Greek land, he comes to a crossroad. Until one night a drunk at the palace tells him of the oracle, that he is doomed to kill his father and marry his mother. Oedipus spends his childhood years believing that he is the son of Polybus and Merope, king and queen of Corinth. Instead he offers the baby to another shepherd, and he offers it to the king of Corinth. The shepherd in charge of the dreadful deed did not succeed. So Laius decides to kill his son when he is still a baby. Laius received the oracle from the gods, that his son will kill him and take his crown. Oedipus was the son of Laius and Jocasta. Freud helped in that, by using his name to characterise the way some sons view their mothers, the Oedipus complex. The story of Oedipus is known to mostly everyone. It is so inspiring to witness how a play written almost 3000 years ago, can bring together such different people and give them the chance to know each other, connect, communicate, find and express their creativity, exercise their imagination and discover emotions that were buried deep within them. Christos Pastras will perform a traditional greek dance. Oedipus’ executive producer is Despoina Moysiadou, our graphic designer is Huseyin Karadeli, the assistant director is Cintia Taylor, the assistant costume designer Penny Moysiadou, the stage manager is Agnes Zenta, accessories designer is Xenia Tombrou. Oedipus Rex is directed by Theodora Voutsa, the musical direction is by Selim Dogru, the costume design by Tamira Lankamp, the light design by Dirk Blom, the choreography is by Janusz Madej and our videographer is Esra Sakir. The cast of the 32 International Artists will perform at the theatre of the University of Amsterdam for three days- February 27th, February 28th and March 1st, 2015. The production is under the patronage of the Greek Embassy in the Netherlands and sponsored by the Modern Greek Department of the University of Amsterdam. It is about the psyche and dilemma of a writer torn apart between art and erotica.On February 27th, 2015, the world premiere of Oedipus Rex will take place, in Amsterdam. However, the promotions have not been conducted successfully so far, it may lack the audience it deserves.ĭirector Akhilesh Jaiswal bares the hypocrisies of a society that shames, silences and devours sex.
Mastram 2014 story movie#
Third Day Box Office Collection of Mastramįirst 2 days gave it 1 crore approx. Expected 3rd day collection somewhere near 1.3 crores. Total 1st weekend collection is 2.3 crores. The movie gained a good critics as well as audience response due to the struggle between art and erotica. The film has a lot of potential but what missing is the ‘woh waali baat’. Rahul’s performance warms up the start, but his expressions soon get repetitive, and Tara can’t juice the plot that runs dry. The story lacks stamina, and the background music drags the plot. The problem is with the story telling that is languid and uninventive for a subject so explorative. What happens when the cover is pulled off and his identity and he are exposed as the man who sells sexual fantasies for a living? His lurid stories become the best-seller. The struggling Premchand in him begins churning out porn-packed paperbacks, under the pseudonym of ‘Mastram’. Even after desperate attempts, all publishers reject his literary works just because his stories lack the ‘meat’ or ‘masala’, which the readers demands.
Only his wife Tara-Alisha Berry supports him. Rajaram (Rahul Bagga), an MA in Hindi quits his job at the bank in Manali to pursue his dream of being a novelist.
He becomes the hottest name in pornographic pulp fiction. Mastram is a fictional biography of a writer who craves to exploit his literary skills, but ends up with creative writing for carnal consumption only.