A powerful relic is collected in Colchis, which used to belong to Phrixus. Jason, Aeson's son, is sent to the centaur Chiron to be hidden away where Pelias cannot get him. In the city of Iolcus in Greece, King Aeson is removed from power by his half-brother Pelias who becomes a cruel tyrant mad with power. Indeed, Pasolini's dramatic and adverse personality is very much alive in this film which depicts Medea's murder of her husband, children and her husband's lover. Rayns calls the film "a love song to Maria Callas" and describes the ending as "backing him (Pasolini) into a cul-de-sac" for the dark ending of the film which almost seems like a resignation from cultural production. ![]() ![]() ![]() According to film commentator Tony Rayns the film represents a committedly adversarial piece of art from the director who loved to challenge society. The film was received positively by critics but did not receive commercial success. ![]() The film is largely a faithful portrayal of the myth of Jason and the Argonauts and the events of Euripides' play The Medea concerning the betrayal of Medea by Jason and his eventual demise at her hands. Filmed in Göreme Open Air Museum's early Christian churches, Pisa, and the Citadel of Aleppo, it stars opera singer Maria Callas in her only film role. Medea is a 1969 Italian film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, based on the ancient myth of Medea.
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