Medea (1969) Pasolini

Italy, 1969

Director:Pier Paolo Pasolini



To win the kingdom his uncle took from his father, Jason must steal the golden fleece from the land of barbarians, where Medea is royalty and a powerful sorceress, where human sacrifice helps crops to grow. Medea sees Jason and swoons, then enlists her brother's aid to take the fleece. She then murders her brother and becomes Jason's lover. Back in Greece, the king keeps the throne, the fleece has no power, and Medea lives an exile's life, respected but feared, abandoned by Jason. When she learns he's to marry the king's daughter, Medea tames her emotions and sends gifts via her sons; then, loss overwhelms her and she unleashes a fire storm on the king, the bride, and Jason.





Cast (Cast overview, first billed only):



Maria Callas ... Medea

Massimo Girotti ... King Kresus / Creonte

Laurent Terzieff ... Centaur

Giuseppe Gentile ... Jason

Margareth Clémenti ... Glauce (as Margareth Clementi)

Paul Jabara ... Pelias

Gerard Weiss ... Second centaur

Sergio Tramonti ... Apsirto, Medea's brother

Luigi Barbini ... Argonaut

Gian Paolo Durgar (as Gianpaolo Duregon)

Luigi Masironi

Michelangelo Masironi

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Franco Jacobbi

Annamaria Chio ... Wet-nurse (as Anna Maria Chio)