Medea (1969)

1969 · 118 min · Drama, Fantasy

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.

Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Starring Maria Callas, Massimo Girotti, Laurent Terzieff, Giuseppe Gentile and Margareth Clémenti.

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