Movie

Medea

“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.”

19691h 58m

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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.

Ratings

TMDB ★ 6.6 (194)

Where to Watch

Stream

Criterion Channel

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Genres

DramaFantasy

Cast

Maria Pallas Massimo Girotti Laurent Terzieff Giuseppe Gentile Margareth Clémenti

Details

Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Writer: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Released: 1969-12-28
Language: Italian
Country: France