Medea (1969)
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.
Starring María Callas, Giuseppe Gentile, Laurent Terzieff
Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini
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.
Runtime: 118 min.
Rating: 6.4
DVD
Languages: Italiano
Countries: France,Germany,Italy
Genres: Drama
Keywords: greek mythology,ritual,marriage crisis,medea,revenge,ancient greece,golden fleece,infanticide,greek tragedy,based on play
Cast
Medea
Jason
Centaur
Glauce
King Kresus / Creonte
Pelias
Second Centaur
Apsirto
Argonaut