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.”
6.6(186 votes)
December 28, 1969
1h 58m
Overview
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 PasoliniWriters
Pier Paolo Pasolini, Euripides
