Medea
“It's a movie about a woman who beheads her brother, stabs her children, and sends her lover's wife up in flames. For Maria Callas, it's a natural.”
1969 · 1 h 58 min
Directed by 
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo PasoliniCast
Maria CallasCredits
Written by: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Plot
The legend of the sorceress Medea, with the soprano Maria Callas in her only film role.
Sinekatalog’s take
Pier Paolo Pasolini's stark, ritual retelling of the Greek myth stars Maria Callas in her only film. Raw and hypnotic, with desert landscapes and barbaric detail, it is a strange, striking study of cultural collision.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (6,274 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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