Medea (1970)
January 28, 1970Release Date
Medea (1970)
January 28, 1970Release Date
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
María Callas
Medea
Massimo Girotti
Creonte
Laurent Terzieff
Chirone
Giuseppe Gentile
Giasone
Margareth Clémenti
Glauce
Euripides
Writer
Paul Jabara
Pelias
Gerard Weiss
Second centaur
Sergio Tramonti
Apsirto, Medea's brother
Luigi Barbini
Argonaut
Luigi Masironi
Jason at 5
Gian Paolo Durgar
Actor
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Director
Michelangelo Masironi
Jason at 13
Gianni Brandizi
Argonaut
Franco Jacobbi
Argonaut
Marina Cicogna
Producer
Annamaria Chio
Wet Nurse
Franco Rossellini
Producer
Piera Degli Esposti
Woman
Ennio Guarnieri
Cinematographer
Nino Baragli
Editor
Graziella Chiarcossi
Glauce's Maid
Dante Ferretti
ProductionDesigner
Rossana Canghiari
Servant of Glauce (uncredited)
Maria Cumani Quasimodo
(uncredited)
Vladimer Julukhadze
(uncredited)
Maria Smith
Maid (uncredited)
Giorgio Trombetti
(uncredited)
Rita Savagnone
Voice Dubbing: Maria Callas / Medea (voice) (uncredited)
Pino Colizzi
Voice Dubbing: Giuseppe Gentile / Jason (voice) (uncredited)
Enrico Maria Salerno
Voice Dubbing: Laurent Terzieff / Centaur (voice) (uncredited)
Gabriella Pescucci
Assistant Costume Designer
Bino Cicogna
Producer
Romolo Sensoli
Makeup Artist
Piero Tosi
Costume Design
Maria Teresa Corridoni
Hairstylist
Pierre Kalfon
Associate Producer
Sergio Salvati
Camera Operator
Sergio Citti
Assistant Director
Nicola Tamburo
Construction Coordinator
Pasquale Rachini
Assistant Camera
Matteo Spinola
Publicist
Fernando Franchi
Production Manager
Margherita Autuori
Publicist
Carlo Carunchio
Assistant Director
Goffredo Rocchetti
Makeup Artist
Italo Tomassi
Painter
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 28, 1970
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 58m
Filming LocationsTurkey
Genres
Wiki.
Medea is a 1969 Italian film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, based on the ancient myth of Medea. Filmed in Göreme Open Air Museum's early Christian churches, Pisa, and the Citadel of Aleppo, it stars opera singer Maria Callas in her only film role. She does not sing in the movie.
The film is largely a faithful portrayal of the myth of Jason and the Argonauts and the events of Euripides' play The Medea.
The film was received positively by critics but did not receive commercial success. According to film commentator Tony Rayns the film represents a committedly adversarial piece of art from the director who loved to challenge society. Rayns calls the film "a love song to Maria Callas" and describes the ending as "backing him (Pasolini) into a cul-de-sac" for the dark ending of the film which almost seems like a resignation from cultural production. Indeed, Pasolini's dramatic and adverse personality is very much alive in this film which depicts Medea's murder of her husband, children and her husband's lover.