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Medea

  • TV Movie
  • 19881988
  • 1h 16m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
3.5K
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Medea (1988)
Drama
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, Glauce, to Jason as well as the promise of the ... Read allMedea 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, Glauce, to Jason as well as the promise of the throne. In exchange, Medea and the boys are to be banished. Jason explains that his action... Read allMedea 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, Glauce, to Jason as well as the promise of the throne. In exchange, Medea and the boys are to be banished. Jason explains that his actions ensure a rich future for Medea and her sons. She asks that she be allowed to stay; Kreon... Read all
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    • Lars von Trier
  • Writers
    • Euripides(play)
    • Carl Theodor Dreyer(original screenplay)
    • Lars von Trier(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Udo Kier
    • Kirsten Olesen
    • Henning Jensen
    • Lars von Trier
  • Writers
    • Euripides(play)
    • Carl Theodor Dreyer(original screenplay)
    • Lars von Trier(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Udo Kier
    • Kirsten Olesen
    • Henning Jensen
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    • 24User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
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    Udo Kier
    Udo Kier
    • Jason
    Kirsten Olesen
    Kirsten Olesen
    • Medea
    Henning Jensen
    Henning Jensen
    • Kreon
    Solbjørg Højfeldt
    Solbjørg Højfeldt
    • Ammen
    Preben Lerdorff Rye
    • Paedragon
    Baard Owe
    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
      • Lars von Trier
    • Writers
      • Euripides(play)
      • Carl Theodor Dreyer(original screenplay)
      • Lars von Trier(adaptation)
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      Ludmila Glinska's only film role. She plays 'Glauce' and is credited as Ludmilla Glinska.
    • Connections
      Featured in Tod eines Weltstars (1992)

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    10/10
    Trier's Best Work
    It is a masterpiece, it is a perfect adaptation of the Greek tragedy Medea from Euripides, a version where the Gods willing and intervations are absent. Medea is the tragic character that after helping Jason in the Voyage of the Argonauts (myth says that she has even sacrificed her own brother for Jason's success), she gets from him only betrayal, as he arranges to marry the King's of Corinth daughter. The king decides to exile Medea, as she is a danger for his daughter happiness, but Medea asks from him just a day… before she goes outside the borders. That day Medea gets her revenge….. That day we see how Jason is demystified, driven by his lust for a young princess becomes a tragic character. Jason is a man driven by women's strength and willing, he reached the levels of heroism because of a woman, he seeks to get more strength with the help of another woman, who guides him with her sexual power. We see the tragic abandoned woman, taking revenge sacrificing her own children in the name of proving that she still has the power to drive his husband emotions. Is it that also true in our societies? How many times children are the mean for adults' revenge?

    Medea's story shown through an epic atmosphere. It is a film perfectly directed. Trier used so nicely light and nature in order to transfer to us the whole atmosphere of tragedy. A tragedy that is created by humans and not Gods…. A story that can be met in our civilized neighbourhood, a story that has for sure heard in the news. As about the actors… a fabulous cast makes this film a work of art. I am glad that I 've found it in the store, I am glad I watched it.
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    • kethryes_amazon
    • Jun 23, 2004

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      • April 1, 1988 (Denmark)
      • Denmark
      • Danish
    • Also known as
      • Southern Jutland, Denmark
    • Production company
      • Danmarks Radio (DR)
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    • 1 hour 16 minutes
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