Medea Summary
Director: Lars von Trier
Genres: Drama
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Shooting entirely on analog video, Lars von Trier directs the made-for-Danish-TV version of the ancient Greek tragedy +Medea by Euripides. The screenplay is based on a 1960s adaptation written by master Danish filmmaker Carl_Theodor_Dreyer that was never produced during his lifetime. The mythological story follows after the tale of Jason and the Argonauts, with Jason (Udo_Kier) having successfully returned with the Golden Fleece and ready to marry the young Glauce (Ludmilla_Glinska), daughter of King Kreon (Henning_Jensen). In doing so, Jason abandons his long-suffering wife, Medea (Kirsten_Olesen), who is also the mother of his two children. When the King exiles Medea, she plots a vicious plan of revenge that involves poison, hanging, and misery for all. Produced in 1987, Medea received an extremely limited theatrical release in the U.S. in April of 2003. Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
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