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1 April 1988 (Denmark)
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Medea is in Corinth with Jason and their two young sons. King Kreon wants to reward Jason for his exploits: he gives the hand of his daughter...
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(3 articles)
Check This Out: Sparkly New Astrological 'Melancholia' Motion Poster
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Lars von Trier No Longer Giving Interviews; Being Investgated for Nazi Comments
(From FusedFilm. 5 October 2011, 11:17 AM, PDT)
Lars von Trier Gets His Own Solo 'Melancholia' Poster in This New Set
(From FirstShowing.net. 27 September 2011, 12:15 PM, PDT)
(From FirstShowing.net. 9 October 2011, 6:02 PM, PDT)
Lars von Trier No Longer Giving Interviews; Being Investgated for Nazi Comments
(From FusedFilm. 5 October 2011, 11:17 AM, PDT)
Lars von Trier Gets His Own Solo 'Melancholia' Poster in This New Set
(From FirstShowing.net. 27 September 2011, 12:15 PM, PDT)
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Dreyer Would be Pleased . . .
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Cast
(in credits order) | Udo Kier | ... | Jason |
 | Kirsten Olesen | ... | Medea |
| Henning Jensen | ... | Kreon |
| Solbjørg Højfeldt | ... | Ammen |
| Preben Lerdorff Rye | ... | Paedragon |
 | Baard Owe | ... | Aiceus |
| Ludmilla Glinska | ... | Glauce |
| Vera Gebuhr | ... | Aeldre Terne |
| Jonny Kilde | ... | Store Dreng |
| Richard Kilde | ... | Lille Dreng |
| Dick Kaysø | ... | Jasons Stemme |
| Mette Munk Plum | ... | Glauces Stemme |
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| Lars von Trier | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Carl Theodor Dreyer | writer | |
| Euripides | play | |
| Preben Thomsen | writer | |
| Lars von Trier | writer | |
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| Joachim Holbek | |||
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| Sejr Brockmann | |||
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| Finnur Sveinsson | |||
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| Annelise Bailey | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Birgit Mortensen | .... | makeup artist | |
| Lis Olsson | .... | makeup artist | |
Art Department | |||
| Søren Schwartzberg | .... | props | |
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| Søren Buus | .... | special effects | |
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| Benedicte Rosenkrantz | .... | stunts | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Peter Munch | .... | grip | |
| Finn Vest | .... | assistant camera | |
Other crew | |||
| Vibeke Gad | .... | production assistant | |
| Leon Munkholm | .... | supervisor | |
| Leif Sabro | .... | helicopter pilot | |
| Claus Wassenthal | .... | helicopter pilot | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Danmarks Radio (DR) (1988) (Denmark) (TV)
- Facets Multimedia Distribution (2003) (USA) (DVD)
- Facets Multimedia Distribution (2003) (USA) (VHS)
- New Star (2003) (Greece) (DVD)
- Raro Video (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
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Austria:75 min | USA:76 min | Argentina:77 min
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Featured in Im Laboratorium des Doktor von Trier: Zurück zur Magie des Kinos (1998) (TV)See more »
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| Comparison between Euripides's play and Von Trier's film help | ladisneyprincesse |
| A forgotten gem! | Robanjo78 |
| Dreyer connection? | soylent_grey |
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. . . though he might have preferred black and white. But that's no criticism. This film evokes The Passion of Joan of Arc, with its stark intimacy; and Vampyr, with its trancelike movement and strange lighting. If ever there were a film that could capture tragic Greek myth, it's this one.