Medea

Medea (1969)

1969-12-28 · 118 min · Rating 6.60/10 (188 votes)

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.

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ancient greece based on play or musical golden fleece greek mythology greek tragedy infanticide marriage crisis medea revenge ritual

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