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Medea [VHS]

Maria Callas (Actor), Massimo Girotti (Actor), Pier Paolo Pasolini (Director, Writer) Rated:
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Format: VHS Tape
3.7 out of 5 stars 52 customer reviews
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Product Details

  • Actors: Maria Callas, Massimo Girotti, Laurent Terzieff, Giuseppe Gentile, Margareth Clémenti
  • Directors: Pier Paolo Pasolini
  • Writers: Pier Paolo Pasolini, Euripides
  • Producers: Franco Rossellini, Klaus Hellwig, Pierre Kalfon
  • Format: NTSC
  • Rated:
    NR
    Not Rated
  • Number of tapes: 1
  • Studio: Video Artists Int'l
  • VHS Release Date: March 30, 1999
  • Run Time: 110 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 6301007360
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #524,224 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5.0 out of 5 starsBarbaric, Raw and Brilliant
By G P Padillo VINE VOICE on September 20, 2004
Format: DVD
I first saw Medea in college and was highly critical of it, finding it disappointing on almost all counts: terrible sound editing, cheap film stock, over bright lighting, bizarre, amateurish acting styles, inadequately edited, etc. Then there was the extended murder scene of Glauce and Creon going seemingly on forever, and then . . . wait; what's this? It's repeated all over again? Did someone get the wrong reel into the house?

Another ten years went by before I watched it again and after the second viewing, found myself emotionally drained, my jaw on the floor with the realization that I'd just finished a film that alternately horrified, fascinated and astonished me.

Medea is a grim, violent, film, minimally processed which only adds to its gruesome, wild rawness. This is Pasolini's Medea, not Euripedes and it is not easy viewing. Its wild, African/Middle Eastern score with the nasal bleating of women's voices in near pre-historic sounding rhythmic chant adds further to the element of being "out there" this film produces: This is about as far away from popular cinema as one can get. Medea doesn't easily compare to films of any other style or genre; not even with some of Pasolini's other work. But, if you can succumb to its hypnotic, mesmerizing pace at once both frenetic and static - you will realize this is as about as close to a hallucinatory experience one can achieve without the use of an illegal substance. Granted, not everyone wants that experience.

As Medea, Callas is simply amazing. Oddly, when the film came out she was roundly criticized for not being able to transfer the magic she so naturally gave on stage to the big screen. I will strongly disagree.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsMEDEA, one of Pasolini's greatest films, finally on DVD
By J. Clark on December 31, 2002
Format: DVD
Pasolini has the dubious distinction of being the only great filmmaker who was murdered, possibly at the behest of a right-wing faction which loathed the openly gay, Marxist, atheist - and popular - artist. Whatever the facts of his death, his reputation as one of Italy's greatest talents is based securely on his poetry, novels, works of critical theory and, in particular, the 25 films he directed. They include such stylistically diverse works as Accatone (1961; adapted from his own novel about life in the slums of modern Rome), The Gospel According to Matthew (1964; a beautiful, moving film about Christ), a stunning version of the Arabian Nights (1974), and his last film, the most nauseating masterpiece I have ever seen, Salò (1975; the Marquis de Sade's 1780s novel updated to Mussolini's Fascist Italy). But Pasolini's most underrated film is his startling version of Medea (1969). Its recent release on DVD (from Vanguard-Cinema) makes this is an opportune time to revisit the ultimate incarnation of the adage, Hell has no fury like a woman scorned.
Pasolini takes a unique approach to Medea. He jettisons all but a few lines of Euripides, and begins the narrative many years before the action of the play. Most strikingly, he shoots almost the entire film in a documentary-like style. And, with a couple of notable exceptions, he creates a picture with almost no dialogue, although the soundtrack features an astonishing musical score (put together by Pasolini) of native North African wind and percussion music (20 years before Peter Gabriel's score for Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ, which was clearly inspired by Pasolini).Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsAn Ancient Woman
By P. Byrne on January 26, 2004
Format: DVD
Just as Pasolini said,"I draw on the mysterious sensibilities in Maria Callas". He finds Callas to be "an ancient woman" in the sense that she is directly linked to myth and legend. With very little spoken word Callas manages to convey all the pride, rage, and black art that comprises the legend of Medea. Set against an incredibly dramatic backdrop the viewer is nearly hypnotized by this savage story of lust and power.
To the reviewer who thought that the repeated scene of the death of the king and his daughter was a technical error, watch it carefully again. Medea dreams the act of revenge first, then sets it into motion and the dream becomes reality. This is in all the films of this I have seen. It is not a mistake.
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3.0 out of 5 starsSeriously Flawed Gem
By JE Farrow on December 18, 2010
Format: DVD
I first viewed MEDEA back in the 70's in an "art house" theatre. The audience was mainly composed of Callas fans--and if you're a Callas fan you're usually a fanatical Callas fan. Personally I was more interested in the original MEDEA by Euripides (absolutely butchered in the film) & had very little exposure to Maria Callas at the time. After watching her (non-musical) version of MEDEA, I joined the fanatics.

Certainly this film will not be everyone's cup of tea. It opens with Medea blessing the fields for a good harvest. A near naked, muscular beautiful young man is bound between 2 poles. He is in a high level of intoxication. Then a third pole is used to slowly break his neck. The body is chopped up and excited farmers of all ages & sexes rush to get body parts to plant in the fields for fertility. If you make it through this scene you'll probably stay to witness the rest--not that it's the only act of brutality in store.

To write that Callas is stunning in the role is an understatement. The only person who came close to this level of performance was Greek actress Melina Mercouri who performed the traditional version of MEDEA in the famous Amphitheatre in Athens. Both women bestowed a natural regal beauty & personal power to this most difficult role of a sorceress & princess who is betrayed & kills her own children as the ultimate act of revenge.

Director Passolini (who was eventually murdered in "real" life) sets his MEDEA in a strangely beautiful & mesmerizing world. Medea considers herself to be a descendant of the Sun God, and he speaks directly to her. Medea isn't insane, but she is obsessed with Jason, the man she has betrayed her country for. Jason's goal is to steal the fabled Golden Fleece & Medea helps him do it.Read more ›
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

1.0 out of 5 starsI ordered this to show my students after we read ...

I ordered this to show my students after we read the play, but it was strange. I cannot show it.

Published 6 months ago by Lillie17176
1.0 out of 5 starsOne Star

Not at all what I expected. Needed it for students.

Published 9 months ago by Amazon Customer
3.0 out of 5 starsI loved the cinematography and acting (callas was amazing of course)...

I loved the cinematography and acting (callas was amazing of course) and I love the use of ancient culture. However, I was bored out of my mind with the lack of dialogue.

Published 9 months ago by Jaynee
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

My school kids loved it!

Published 9 months ago by Donna S. Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars"Nothing is Possible Anymore!"

Maria Callas, Prima Donna of the Century, appeared for the last time on the opera stage in 1965, at the age of forty-one. Read more

Published 9 months ago by Brian Morgan
1.0 out of 5 starsThis Medea isn't Cheurbini!!!!

I saw this film when it was first issued. I found it dreadful, yet boring--which this play is not. The stupidest feature about the film is that it is performed in Italian. Read more

Published 10 months ago by Henry8
5.0 out of 5 starsCallas's Medea is simply awesome!!!

Pasolini + Callas together in an explosive and enthralling version of Euripides' masterpiece. This film captures the violent clash between primitive Greece and even more primitive... Read more

Published 13 months ago by Pandafilanda
5.0 out of 5 starsJust a couple of asides.

Not much to say about the marvelous movie itself, with la divina. Just noting that as at least one other reviewer (KGHarris, DVD edition) has noted, the 92-minute documentary... Read more

Published 15 months ago by Ananda Himansu
3.0 out of 5 starsA must for Callas admirers

Callas lovers must have this. An appreciative and relevant biographical documentary is included. Pasolini's name came up in a fairly recent edition of the complete extant works of... Read more

Published 16 months ago by Amazon Customer
1.0 out of 5 starsOne Star

Horrible. Just boring and Horrible.

Published 16 months ago by AppleChick

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