Medea (1969)
Medea is a 1969 Italian-language drama movie directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, with a running time of 1h 58m. It stars Maria Callas, Massimo Girotti and Laurent Terzieff.
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.
Where to watch Medea
Stream: Criterion Channel
Cast
- Maria Callas as Medea
- Massimo Girotti as Creonte
- Laurent Terzieff as Chirone
- Giuseppe Gentile as Giasone
- Margareth Clémenti as Glauce
- Paul Jabara as Pelias
- Gerard Weiss as Second Centaur
- Sergio Tramonti as Apsirto, Medea's Brother
- Luigi Barbini as Argonaut
- Gian Paolo Durgar
- Luigi Masironi as Jason at 5
- Michelangelo Masironi as Jason at 13