Medea (1988)

★★★★★

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

1988 · 1 h 16 min

Directed by Lars von Trier

Drama

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Cast

Kirsten Olesen Udo Kier Henning Jensen

Credits

Written by: Euripides

Plot

A television version of the Greek tragedy, after Dreyer's script.

Sinekatalog’s take

Lars von Trier's TV adaptation of Euripides, from a Dreyer script, plays out in misty, painterly images. Stylised and sombre, with Kirsten Olesen as Medea, it is a haunting, formally striking and intense tragedy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (3,958 votes)
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