Medea starring Maria Callas 1969 Italian, Eng subtitles
Medea is a 1969 Italian film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, based on the ancient myth of Medea. Filmed in Göreme Open Air Museum’s early Christian churches, it stars opera singer Maria Callas in her only film role. She does not sing in the movie. Medea sacrifices everything to win the love of Jason, leader of the army of the Argonauts. But when Jason spurns her to marry the king’s daughter, Medea exacts a scorching revenge that destroys everyone in its path.
Directors: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Starring: The legendary Maria Callas as Medea
Massimo Girotti as Creon
Laurent Terzieff as Chiron the centaur
Giuseppe Gentile as Jason
Margareth Clémenti as Glauce
Paul Jabara as Pelias
Genres: Drama
(1969_film)
Jason, an exiled prince, is raised to adulthood by Chiron, a centaur. Chiron encourages him to see the beauty and sacredness in reality, but also realizes that Jason will become rational, lose any sense of spirituality, and travel the world as an adventurer. When he becomes a man, Jason confronts his uncle, Pelias, who had killed Jason’s father and usurped the throne. Pelias tells Jason he will restore the throne to Jason if he can travel to Colchis and retrieve the Golden Fleece. Jason assembles his Argonauts and they endure a difficult voyage.
In Colchis, Medea leads her people in a fertility rite. A young man is offered up as a human sacrifice and his organs and blood are sprinkled over the crops in a ritual sparagmos. Jason arrives, and though he has been terrorizing the surrounding countryside, Medea immediately falls in love with him. With the aid of her brother Absyrtus, she steals the Golden Fleece for Jason. They join the fleeing Argonauts, but the Colchians pursue them. Medea kills her brother and dismembers his body. Her father’s men are then forced to halt and retrieve the scattered pieces of his son’s body, enabling Jason and Medea to escape.
When they return to Jason’s homeland, Pelias reneges on his promise. Deciding the fleece has little power, after all, Jason accepts this decision. Medea is stripped of her ornate ethnic garb and dressed in the garments of a traditional Greek housewife. She bears Jason two sons. But he grows tired of her and decides to pursue a political marriage to a Corinthian princess, Glauce. Chiron reappears to Jason, as both a centaur and a human, to remind Jason that this is his and Medea’s destiny. The enraged Medea plots revenge against Jason and his new bride and sends Glauce a robe bewitched with magic herbs. Although Medea intends for the poison to cause the princess and her father, Creon, to burst into flames; instead Glauce and Creon are driven insane and leap to their deaths.
Medea kills her and Jason’s sons and sets fire to their house. Held back by the fire, Jason pleads with Medea to let the children have a proper burial. From the midst of the flames, she refuses: “It is useless! Nothing is possible anymore!“
------
Like what you see?
For our original programming please see below:
Presented by #Patreon’s “Hellenic History Series“ Welcome. Our page is devoted to bringing to life Hellenic (Greek) history via animated educational videos, original art, books, and music. Help support Porphyra’s upcoming third album by becoming a Patreon and getting exclusive perks! #HellenicHistorySeries
Also, subscribe to Hellenic History Series YouTube Channel:
And LIKE our Companion Facebook page:
And our Community Group Page on Facebook Love Letters to Greece:
#Q4Prometheus
7 views
38
7
1 year ago 01:45:35 7
Medea starring Maria Callas 1969 Italian, Eng subtitles
4 years ago 00:11:00 378
Windows | Startup Sounds – Slo-fi Remix
3 years ago 00:25:42 356
$456,000 Squid Game In Real Life!
7 years ago 00:02:31 34
ХАН СОЛО: Звёздные Войны Истории Трейлер 3 (Русский) 2018
2 years ago 00:02:27 178
The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Official Teaser Trailer
2 years ago 00:02:29 536
Avatar: The Way of Water | Official Trailer
3 years ago 00:02:42 395
Black Adam - Official Trailer 2
3 years ago 00:02:12 511
Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever - Official Teaser Trailer (Lupita Nyong’o) | Comic Con 2022
3 years ago 00:02:12 414
Black Adam – Official Trailer 1
3 years ago 00:02:01 672
Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers | Teaser Trailer | Disney+
2 years ago 00:02:57 135
The Flash – Official Trailer
3 years ago 00:02:16 153
Halo The Series (2022) | Official Trailer 2 | Paramount+
3 years ago 00:02:39 279
THE BATMAN - The Bat and The Cat Trailer
4 years ago 00:04:16 573
Serj Tankian - Elasticity (Official Video)
3 years ago 00:02:36 155
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) - “Final Trailer“ - Paramount Pictures
4 years ago 00:05:00 196
It’s alpaca time! - adorable pet brings joy and novelty into Chinese office
3 years ago 00:02:55 140
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish - Official Trailer 2
5 years ago 00:02:19 197
Taking an F1 Pit Stop to a whole new level! | Aston Martin Red Bull Racing’s Zero Gravity Pit Stop
3 years ago 00:03:00 236
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners | Official Trailer (Studio Trigger Version) | Netflix
3 years ago 00:02:12 123
THE GRAY MAN | Official Trailer | Netflix
3 years ago 00:02:25 203
Official Trailer | Chip n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers | Disney+
4 years ago 00:11:07 165
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy | Gameplay First Look
5 years ago 00:02:41 49
Morbius - Official Teaser Trailer First Look (2020) Jared Leto, Matt Smith
3 years ago 00:02:03 116
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022 Movie) Official Red Band Teaser Trailer – Nicolas Cage