Medea is a foreigner in a foreign land, betrayed by her husband Jason, who leaves her and their two children to marry the Queen of Corinth. To avenge his betrayal, Medea resolves to destroy everything he loves, no matter how difficult it may be for her. Lars von Trier created his own version of the tragedy of Medea, based on a script written by Carl Theodor Dreyer but never used. Made for Danish television and rarely screened worldwide, this film is considered one of the best of the director's career.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 17 min.
- Country, year
- Denmark, 1988
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Danish
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Lars von Trier
- Screenplay
- Lars von Trier, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Euripides
- Cinematography
- Sejr Brockmann
- Music
- Joachim Holbek
- Cast
- Henning Jensen, Udo Kier, Kirsten Olesen
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Director
Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier graduated from the National Film School of Denmark. In a few years he became an internationally acclaimed auteur director of feature films. He is one of the founders of the Danish Dogme movement in the 1990s. films have won prizes worldwide."Scanorama" screened director’s films "Breaking the Waves", "Idiots", "Dogville", "The Five Obstructions", "Manderlay", "Antichrist", "Melancholia", “The House That Jack Built” and“The Kingdom".
