Drama ·Fantasy · France · 1969 · 1h 58m

Medea

Medea poster
Director
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Cast
Maria Callas as Medea Massimo Girotti as Creonte Laurent Terzieff as Chirone Giuseppe Gentile as Giasone Margareth Clémenti as Glauce Paul Jabara as Pelias
Crew
Ennio Guarnieri — Director of Photography Nino Baragli — Editor Pier Paolo Pasolini — Writer Marina Cicogna — Producer Franco Rossellini — Producer Georges Chappedelaine — Producer
Tagline

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.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Medea — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
marriage crisisritualbased on play or musicalgreek mythologymedearevengeancient greecegolden fleeceinfanticidegreek tragedy
Key Collaborators
Pier Paolo Pasolini Director Ennio Guarnieri Director of Photography Nino Baragli Editor Pier Paolo Pasolini Writer Marina Cicogna Producer Franco Rossellini Producer Georges Chappedelaine Producer Bino Cicogna Producer Dante Ferretti Production Design Piero Tosi Costume Design
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