Medea (2003)

  • NR
  • 04/18/2003 (US)
  • Drama, TV Movie
  • 1h 16m

Overview

It is an 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.

Lars von Trier

Director

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Screenplay

Cast

Udo Kier's headshot

Udo Kier

Jason
Kirsten Olesen's headshot

Kirsten Olesen

Medea
Henning Jensen's headshot

Henning Jensen

Kreon
Solbjørg Højfeldt's headshot

Solbjørg Højfeldt

Ammen
Preben Lerdorff Rye's headshot

Preben Lerdorff Rye

Paedragon
Baard Owe's headshot

Baard Owe

Aiceus
Ludmilla Glinska's headshot

Ludmilla Glinska

Glauce
Vera Gebuhr's headshot

Vera Gebuhr

Aeldre Terne

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