Medea
1988 Directed by Lars von Trier
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It is an adaptation of the Greek tragedy Medea from Euripides, a version where the Gods willing and intervations are absent. Medea is the tragic character that after helping Jason in the Voyage of the Argonauts (myth says that she has even sacrificed her own brother for Jason's success), she gets from him only betrayal, as he arranges to marry the King's of Corinth daughter. The king decides to exile Medea, as she is a danger for his daughter happiness, but Medea asks from him just a day… before she goes outside the borders. That day Medea gets her revenge…
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Lars von Trier's adaptation of Carl Theodor Dreyer's play adaptation of the Greek tragedy of Medea. It is the tale of a Greek woman named Medea's shocking revenge that she takes on her warrior husband Jason who has left her to marry into royalty. To be honest, I was pretty lost by the films end. I had my own interpretations, which to an extent were right, about what had happened. Once I read up on the Greek myth it was based on I was able to appreciate its horribly depressing ending that leave so much unanswered much more. Von Trier's direction is what makes the film, the way he uses the scenery and atmosphere of his ancient setting creates both…
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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Carl Theodor Dreyer's screenplay as seen through Von Triers eye's and it works superbly within its 80's made for tv look that really adds to the atmosphere,psychic connections really can work.
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This film looks so bad now with the copy i watched and probably looked amazing when it came out
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Giant shadow dominating frame like the use of projection in Europa (a technique that is used here as well). Faces of authority. Prism flair. Torch tracers. Trek across sweeping sands. Headwear by Falconetti. A focus on the elemental that is missing, or at least not as pronounced, from the other work (wind through grass, passing clouds, slow creep of the tide), at least until Antichrist.
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Lars von Trier's adaptation of Carl Theodor Dreyer's play adaptation of the Greek tragedy of Medea. It is the tale of a Greek woman named Medea's shocking revenge that she takes on her warrior husband Jason who has left her to marry into royalty. To be honest, I was pretty lost by the films end. I had my own interpretations, which to an extent were right, about what had happened. Once I read up on the Greek myth it was based on I was able to appreciate its horribly depressing ending that leave so much unanswered much more. Von Trier's direction is what makes the film, the way he uses the scenery and atmosphere of his ancient setting creates both…