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Medea (TV)

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Original title

Medea

Year

1988

Running time

76 min.

Country

Denmark

Director

Lars von Trier

Screenwriter

Carl Theodor Dreyer. Play: Eurípides

Cast

Music

Joachim Holbek

Cinematography

Sejr Brockmann

Producer

Radio (DR)

Genre

Drama | Mythology. Revenge. TV Movie

Movie Groups

Euripides Adaptations

Synopsis

Shooting entirely on analog video, Lars von Trier directs the made-for-Danish-TV version of the ancient Greek tragedy Medea by Euripides. The screenplay is based on a 1960s adaptation written by master Danish filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer that was never produced during his lifetime. The mythological story follows after the tale of Jason and the Argonauts, with Jason (Udo Kier) having successfully returned with the Golden Fleece and ready to marry the young Glauce (Ludmilla Glinska), daughter of King Kreon (Henning Jensen). In doing so, Jason abandons his long-suffering wife, Medea (Kirsten Olesen), who is also the mother of his two children. When the King exiles Medea, she plots a vicious plan of revenge that involves poison, hanging, and misery for all.

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Medea (TV)

1988

Lars von Trier

6.6

(700)