Medea (1970)
January 28, 1970Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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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
Paul Jabara
Pelias
Gerard Weiss
Second Centaur
Sergio Tramonti
Apsirto, Medea's Brother
Luigi Barbini
Argonaut
Gian Paolo Durgar
Luigi Masironi
Jason at 5
Michelangelo Masironi
Jason at 13
Gianni Brandizi
Argonaut
Franco Jacobbi
Argonaut
Annamaria Chio
Wet Nurse
Piera Degli Esposti
Woman
Graziella Chiarcossi
Glauce's Maid
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)
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Director / Writer
Nino Baragli
Editor
Dante Ferretti
Production Design / Set Decoration
Piero Tosi
Costume Design
Nicola Tamburo
Construction Coordinator
Ennio Guarnieri
Director of Photography
Euripides
Theatre Play
Marina Cicogna
Producer
Franco Rossellini
Producer
Klaus Hellwig
Associate Producer
Pierre Kalfon
Associate Producer
Goffredo Rocchetti
Makeup Artist
Romolo Sensoli
Makeup Artist
Maria Teresa Corridoni
Hairstylist
Marcella De Marzi
Hairstylist
Fernando Franchi
Production Manager
Sergio Galiano
Production Supervisor
Pietro Nardi
Production Supervisor
Carlo Carunchio
Assistant Director
Sergio Citti
Assistant Director
Italo Tomassi
Painter
Carlo Tarchi
Sound
Pasquale Rachini
Assistant Camera
Giorgio Urbinelli
Assistant Camera
Sergio Salvati
Camera Operator
Mario Tursi
Still Photographer
Piero Cicoletti
Assistant Costume Designer
Gabriella Pescucci
Assistant Costume Designer
Beatrice Banfi
Script Supervisor
Georges Chappedelaine
Producer
Bino Cicogna
Producer
Margherita Autuori
Publicist
Aureliano Lalli Persiani
Administration
Enrico Lucherini
Publicist
Paolo Luciani
Production Secretary
Matteo Spinola
Publicist
Mirella Pamphili
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.