Medea
1969·Movie
·1h 58min·


About
It's a movie about a woman who beheads her brother, stabs her children, and sends her lover's wife up in flames. For Maria Callas, it's a natural.
Based on the plot of Euripides' Medea. Medea centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened, and the revenge she takes against her husband Jason who has betrayed her for another woman.
TragedyGreek MythologyRevengeHistorical DramaArt HousePowerful PerformancesPsychological DepthSocial Commentary
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Directed by:
Pier Paolo Pasolini, Sergio Citti, Beatrice Banfi
Written by:
Pier Paolo Pasolini, Euripides
Produced by:
Marina Cicogna, Klaus Hellwig, Enrico Lucherini
Composed by:
Carlo Tarchi
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