Oxford Murders (2008)
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Land: France, Spain, United Kingdom, United States
Alternative Title: The Oxford Murders, Los crímenes de Oxford, Akolouthia fonon stin Oxfordi, I akolouthia tis Oxfordis, Crimes à Oxford, Oxford Crimes, Oxfordin murhat
Regisseur: Álex de la Iglesia
Writer: Guillermo Martínez, Jorge Guerricaechevarría, Álex de la Iglesia
Production Genre
Produzent: Producer: Elena Manrique, Gerardo Herrero, Mariela Besuievsky, Álex de la Iglesia, Álvaro Augustin
Firmen: Canal+, Canal+ España, Eurimages, La Fabrique 2, Oxford Crimes, Telecinco Cinema, Tornasol Media, Warner Bros. Entertainment España, Warner Bros. Pictures, thinkfilm
Budget: 14.100.000
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Schlüsselwörter
Schlüsselwörter: mass child killing, mathematician, mathematics, oxford, oxford university, symbol, triangle
Geschichte
At Oxford University, mathematics PhD student Martin (Elijah Wood) idolizes and hopes to meet his mentor, Professor Arthur Seldom (Sir John Hurt). He lodges with Mrs. Eagleton (Anna Massey), a friend of Seldom's, but finds her haughty and unsympathetic towards him and her daughter Beth (Julle Cox). Martin starts an affair with Lorna (Leonor Watling) while attending university lectures where he is put in his place by his idol. One night, Martin and Professor Seldom discover Mrs. Eagleton dead at her residence. They are interrogated by the police but decide to conduct their own investigation into the murder.
Zusammenfassung
Oxford Murders (2008) is a mystery thriller film directed by Álex de la Iglesia, set against the backdrop of Oxford University. The story revolves around mathematics PhD student Martin who becomes entangled in a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols. The film explores themes of academia, power dynamics, and the obsessive pursuit of knowledge.
