Medea Movie Review 1988

Director von Trier's adaptation of the classic Greek play by Euripides was filmed for Danish TV from a script originally co-written by Carl-Theodor Dreyer. Jason (Kier) betrays his lover Medea (Olesen) and their two sons when he agrees to a marriage with the daughter (Glinska) of King Creon (Jensen). Medea enacts a very bloody revenge. Danish with subtitles.

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 76 minutes.
Originally from Danish.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adapted from a Play, Royalty, Betrayal, Revenge

Screenplay

Lars von Trier, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Preben Thomsen

Cast

Udo Kier, Kirsten Olesen, Henning Jensen, Ludmilla Glinska, Baard Owe

Cinematography

Sejr Brockmann

Director

Lars von Trier

Music

Joachim Holbek