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."

Jan 28 1970 Not Rated 1h 50m
Drama, Fantasy

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.

Plot

On a quest to retrieve the fabled Golden Fleece, Jason and the Argonauts arrive at a remote barbarian land where the natives worship the sacred artefact to protect the crops. But, unexpectedly, as Medea--a beautiful high priestess and the land's powerful sorceress--betrays her beliefs to follow Jason back to Greece, a cruel fate awaits her. As a result, deserted and banished by the king, it's only human that Medea plots her furious revenge. Can they escape her wrath?

Written by

Pier Paolo Pasolini, Euripides

Directed by

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Cast

Maria Callas, Massimo Girotti, Laurent Terzieff

Crew

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Production Countries

Italy, Germany, France

Production Companies

Les Films Number One, Janus Film und Fernsehen

Languages

Italiano

Awards

2 nominations

Trailers
Callas Medea Pasolini 1969
Medea (1969) Original Trailer [FHD]
Teasers
medea - Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
5,750
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA