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."
1970-01-28
6.564
it 118mDramaFantasy
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.
Director
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Writer
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Editor
Nino Baragli
Production Design
Dante Ferretti
Costume Design
Piero Tosi
Construction Coordinator
Nicola Tamburo
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Status
ReleasedCountries
- France
- Germany
- Italy
Companies
- Les Films Number One
- Janus Film und Fernsehen
- San Marco
