Does Medea end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 100% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes, very. More violent than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Medea easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Medea

Name: Medea
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Released: 1969
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Maria Callas, Massimo Girotti, Laurent Terzieff, Giuseppe Gentile, Margareth Clémenti

It's a movie about a woman who beheads her brother, stabs her children, and sends her lover's wife up in flames. For Maria Callas, it's a natural.

Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini

Produced by Les Films Number One, Janus Film und Fernsehen

1969118 min6.6 / 10

A stark, operatic tragedy of betrayal and vengeance rooted in ancient Greek myth, where a woman's descent into infanticide becomes an unflinching exploration of rage, displacement, and the destruction of love.

Based on the plot of Euripides' Medea. Medea centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened, and the revenge she takes against her husband Jason who has betrayed her for another woman.

Clusters

Supernatural Horror Films Classic Literary Legends Family and Marriage Problems Violent Revenge Movies Ancient History And Mythology

Genres

Drama Fantasy

Keywords

Marriage Crisis Ritual Based On Play Or Musical Greek Mythology Medea Revenge Ancient Greece Golden Fleece Infanticide Greek Tragedy

Questions people ask

Does Medea end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 100% of films.
Is Medea violent? Yes, very. More violent than 99% of films.
Is Medea easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.
Is Medea sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is Medea scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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