Medea

Medea

1989 · 76 min · DA · 6.5 (82 votes)
Dir. Lars von Trier · Starring Udo Kier, Kirsten Olesen, Henning Jensen, Solbjørg Højfeldt, Preben Lerdorff Rye, Baard Owe · Music Joachim Holbek

“She sacrifices something she loves, to harm someone who perhaps she loves even more.”

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Medea after having helped the man she loves, Jason, and given him to birth two children, is driven into fury and vengeful madness after he decides to abandon her to become successor to the throne by marring Glauce, the daughter of Creon, king of Corinth.

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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.

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