Medea (1969)

The Story

On a quest to retrieve the fabled Golden Fleece, Jason and the Argonauts arrive at a remote barbarian land where the natives worship the sacred artefact to protect the crops. But, unexpectedly, as Medea--a beautiful high priestess and the land's powerful sorceress--betrays her beliefs to follow Jason back to Greece, a cruel fate awaits her. As a result, deserted and banished by the king, it's only human that Medea plots her furious revenge. Can they escape her wrath?

Film introduced by Angelica Waite, a member of the Cinema Reborn organising committee. With a BA (Hons) in Film Studies, her Honours research explored dynamics of performativity, transformation, and generative processes of ‘truthmaking’ in documentary film. She’s a co-founder of The Film Group, a collaborative screening and publication project and is co-convening this Pasolini retrospective with Jane Mills.

Rating

CTC

Cast

María Callas, Giuseppe Gentile, Laurent Terzieff, Margareth Clémenti, Massimo Girotti, Paul Jabara

Director

Pier Paolo Pasolini