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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 1969 118 min DramaFantasy

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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Release
1969-12-28
TMDB score
6.6/10
Original language
IT
Status
Released
Production
France, Germany, Italy
Studio
Les Films Number One, Janus Film und Fernsehen, San Marco
Topicsmarriage crisisritualbased on play or musicalgreek mythologymedearevengeancient greecegolden fleece

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