Medea
1989 · 76 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 3,746 VOTES · DIR. Lars von Trier
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 245 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:01 This film is based on a script by Carl T. Dreyer and Preben Thomsen
00:03:18 How serious you look
00:05:53 Long have we waited
00:07:36 lt would be wise now to give him even more authority
00:08:57 you, her trusty crew
00:11:38 They speak of Jason and Creon's daughter
00:15:53 My beloved!
00:18:30 Would l were dead!
00:19:14 Even in times of war?
00:23:20 l banish you and your children
00:25:45 l am too weak to oppose you, and neither have you wronged me
00:26:50 Leave of your own accord, or my men will send you across the border
00:30:41 Shall l let him in?
00:32:36 l have thought about it but it is too late
00:34:17 What did you ask the oracle?
00:35:07 Why?
00:36:02 My house is always open to you
00:39:48 What do you want?
00:40:29 But we women can be stupid, sometimes
00:44:49 Can't you persuade Creon?
00:45:56 Yes, l will
00:49:56 l am thinking of the children... and myself
00:55:04 Mummy...
01:14:43 That which nobody dares believe, God can make happen
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed245
Dialogue density3.2 lines / min
First line00:00:01
Final line01:14:43
Production Record
DirectorLars von Trier
LanguageDanish
IMDb votes3,746