The diva's disappointing (dubbed) performance is due to Pasolini's wayward direction.
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05/24/03
Medea (1970)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:6
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: An adaptation of the Euripides play about the woman who helped Jason steal the Golden Fleece. Maria Callas is featured in her only non-operatic role as the vengeful title character. This 1970 film... [More]
Starring: Maria Callas, Guiseppi Gentile, Laurent Terzieff, Massimo Girotti
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
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Reviews for Medea
1 - 8 (sorted by rotten rating)
Pier Paolo Pasolini's disappointing 1970 version of the Greek tragedy.
01/01/00
Top CriticThis fascinating, if not entirely successful, adaptation of the Euripides play has opera diva Callas in her sole screen appearance as the sorceress queen.
10/23/07
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12/01/07
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07/04/05
Abstruse, stark, elemental
09/27/09
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07/30/02
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05/27/03
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