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  2. Medea (1969 film) - Wikipedia

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    Medea is a 1969 Italian film written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, based on the ancient myth of Medea. The film stars opera singer Maria Callas in her only film role and is largely a faithful portrayal of the myth of Jason and the Argonauts and the events of Euripides ' play Medea .

  3. Medea (play) - Wikipedia

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    Euripides' play has been explored and interpreted by playwrights across the centuries and the world in a variety of ways, offering political, psychoanalytical, feminist, and many other original readings of Medea, Jason and the core themes of the play. [1] Medea, along with three other plays, [a] earned Euripides third prize in the City Dionysia.

  4. Medea (1988 film) - Wikipedia

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    Medea is a 1988 Danish tragedy television film directed by Lars von Trier. It is based on Carl Theodor Dreyer 's adaptation of Euripides ' play Medea . The setting is changed from the Mediterranean to a danish, vaguely iron age setting.

  5. Medea - Wikipedia

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    Medea in a fresco from Herculaneum. Medea is a direct descendant of the sun god Helios (son of the Titan Hyperion) through her father King Aeëtes of Colchis.According to Hesiod (Theogony 956–962), Helios and the Oceanid Perseis produced two children, Circe and Aeëtes. [5]

  6. Medea (2022 film) - Wikipedia

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    Medea is a 2022 film adaptation of the ancient Greek tragedy "Medea" by Euripides. It is directed by Mariana Lewis and edited by Max Lewis. The film is set in a film noir style reminiscent of the 1950s, and presented entirely in black and white. It was filmed solely using virtual sets created in Unreal Engine.

  7. Medea (Seneca) - Wikipedia

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    Medea sacrifices her children from the roof of her house in order to hurt Jason (982-1025). [6] Medea escapes in a dragon chariot while she throws the bodies of the boys down. Jason ends the play by shouting after her that she should testify that there are no gods in heaven, where she is flying. (1026-1027). [6]

  8. Cultural depictions of Medea - Wikipedia

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    Medea (movie, 1969), dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini, starring Maria Callas. A Dream of Passion (movie, 1978), starring Melina Mercouri as Maya, an actress who is portraying Medea and seeks out Brenda Collins (Ellen Burstyn), a mother who recently murdered her children. Medea (movie, 1988), dir. Lars von Trier, filmed for Danish television using a pre ...

  9. Médée - Wikipedia

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    After Médée gives Jason twin boys, Jason leaves her for Creusa. Médée exacts her revenge on her husband by burning his new spouse and slitting the throats of her two children. The final act of the play ends with Médée's escape in a chariot pulled by two dragons, and Jason's suicide. [3]