# Medea (1969)

> A visually elemental and philosophically charged reimagining of Medea’s betrayal, exile, and catastrophic revenge.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/15714

## Facts

- Runtime: 118 min
- Genres: Drama, Fantasy
- Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Cast: Maria Callas, Massimo Girotti, Laurent Terzieff, Giuseppe Gentile, Margareth Clémenti, Paul Jabara, Gerard Weiss, Sergio Tramonti
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066065/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: austere, haunting, esoteric, arthouse film night, mythology deep dive

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