Medea

Medea

1988 · 76 min · DA · 6.6 (65 votes)
Dir. Lars von Trier · Starring Udo Kier, Kirsten Olesen, Henning Jensen, Solbjørg Højfeldt, Preben Lerdorff Rye, Baard Owe · Music Joachim Holbek
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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.

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A raw, unsparing descent into the heart of vengeance. This adaptation strips away divine intervention, focusing on Medea's searing rage and devastating choices. It's a stark, powerful, and deeply unsettling experience.

tragicintensefurioussombersteadyclassical tragedyminimalisttheatricalbetrayalrevengefamilyfate
mythology
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