Medea

1969 1h 58m ★6.7

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.”

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.

Release Date December 28, 1969
Runtime 1h 58m
Country France, Germany, Italy
Language Italian
Director Pier Paolo Pasolini
Category Drama, Fantasy
Rating 6.7 / 10 (TMDb)
Year 1969
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