Medea

1989 · directed by Lars von Trier

Rating

75/100

Hit

no

Medea after having helped the man she loves, Jason, and given him to birth two children, is driven into fury and vengeful madness after he decides to abandon her to become successor to the throne by marring Glauce, the daughter of Creon, king of Corinth.

Medea (1989), directed by Lars von Trier, rates 75/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Udo Kier
• Kirsten Olesen
• Henning Jensen
• Solbjørg Højfeldt
• Preben Lerdorff Rye
• Baard Owe
• Ludmilla Glinska
• Vera Gebuhr
• Jonny Kilde
• Richard Kilde

Crew

• Sejr Brockmann — Director of Photography
• Finnur Sveinsson — Editor
• Joachim Holbek — Original Music Composer
• Carl Theodor Dreyer — Screenplay

More from Lars von Trier

1. Breaking the Waves (1996) — 79/100
2. The Kingdom II (1998) — 79/100
3. To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — 79/100
4. Dancer in the Dark (2000) — 78/100
5. The Kingdom (1994) — 78/100
6. The Five Obstructions (2003) — 76/100

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