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.
It's a movie about a woman who beheads her brother, stabs her childre...
Drama, Fantasy
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1969
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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.
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Runtime:
118 min
Release date:
28 Dec 1969
Country:
FR, DE, IT
Languages:
Italian
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Pier Paolo Pasolini's disappointing 1970 version of the Greek tragedy.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000