Medea

In her only onscreen role, opera star Maria Callas brings a riveting intensity to the role of Medea, the sorceress who was seduced and abandoned by Jason, the seafaring adventurer famed for his search of the Golden Fleece. Conjuring the most primal instincts of self-preservation and motherhood, Pasolini’s Medea unfolds the ancient myth of betrayal and revenge to create an allegorical world of magic, sacrifice, and political power plays.

Film Details

Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini

Year: 1969

Running time: 110 min

Country: Italy

Language: Italian with English subtitles

Format: 35mm

Print courtesy: Luce Cinecittà

Rights: Unzero Films

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