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Medea (1969)

1969-12-27 · 1h 58m · IT
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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.

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Pier Paolo PasoliniDirector, Writer

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María CallasMaría CallasMedeaMassimo GirottiMassimo GirottiCreonteLaurent TerzieffLaurent TerzieffChironeMargareth ClémentiMargareth ClémentiGlauceGiuseppe GentileGiuseppe GentileGiasonePaul JabaraPaul JabaraPeliasGerard WeissGerard WeissSecond CentaurSergio TramontiSergio TramontiApsirtoLuigi BarbiniLuigi BarbiniArgonautGian Paolo DurgarGian Paolo DurgarLuigi MasironiLuigi MasironiJason at 5Michelangelo MasironiMichelangelo MasironiJason at 13

Keywords

RevengeGreek mythologyBased on play or musicalAncient greeceMarriage crisisRitualGolden fleeceGreek tragedyInfanticideMedea

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityRevenge · Greek Mythology · Based On Play Or MusicalDialogue densityDramaDirector preference98378Actor preference261405 · 238097 · 382224Country preferenceFr

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What is Medea about?

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.

How long is Medea?

Medea has a runtime of 118 minutes.

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