Medea

Name: Medea
Genre: Drama
Released: April 18, 2003
Duration: 76 min
Rating: 84

2003

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Facets Multimedia Distribution | Release Date: April 18, 2003

Summary: Lars von Trier's 1987 pre-Dogma version of the classical tragedy by Euripides.

Director: Lars von Trier

Genre(s): Drama

Runtime: 76 min

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Michael Atkinson

Achieves an abrading, intimate, primal force his later films only hint at. It's difficult to imagine the Euripides original ever being more eloquently adapted. Read full review

Dave Kehr

No admirer of Mr. von Trier's work should miss this compelling rarity. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

In light of the aesthetic of ugliness that informs von Trier's Dogme films, it's easy to forget how subtly beautiful his work once was. Read full review

Wesley Morris

Medea works on von Trier's own imagistic terms. There are shots and sequences in this movie that feel unique. Read full review

Jami Bernard

It's not the best of von Trier, but the movie is shot in an unforgettable, haunting style that evokes both Bergman and the silent era. Read full review

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RobertBrogan

Oct 3, 2015

Medea is a very sullen, brooding production. While the film is put together well (with excellent use of sound), it is lacking in pathos; Medea and Jason show little emotion and come off more as pathetic rather than tragic characters. What's more, in the finale the film trails off and thenMedea is a very sullen, brooding production. While the film is put together well (with excellent use of sound), it is lacking in pathos; Medea and Jason show little emotion and come off more as pathetic rather than tragic characters. What's more, in the finale the film trails off and then ends, unlike the play, followed by end notes read as if from a Bergman film. But overall, I would recommend Medea for lovers of film, late mid-20th century dramas -- a high three.… Expand

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