Cherubini: Medea ( Medea )

Cherubini: Medea (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Medea
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Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/NTSC/Region 0 )

Running Time:
140 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2008 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Hugo de Ana

Written By:
Hugo de Ana

Actors:
Anna Caterina Antonacci
Giuseppe Filianoti
Cinzia Forte
Sara Mingardo
Giovanni Battista Parodi

Synopsis:

The story takes place in Corinth, in Creon's palace. Glauce (the king's daughter) is making preparations for her wedding with Jason; the hero has repudiated Medea, his wife - with whom he had two children - who once helped him to recover the Golden Fleece. The Argonauts arrive to pay homage to the bride, who cannot hide her fear of Medea. Medea manages to enter the king's palace and begs for Jason's return; when he refuses, the sorceress curses him and swears vengeance; then, alone with him, she recalls the happy moments of their love. Creon orders Medea to leave Corinth and she pretends to agree, obtaining permission to spend one more day with her children; meanwhile, she orders Neris, her maidservant, to take to Glauce her wedding present: the diadem and mantle given to her by Apollo. The vendetta is carried out: Glauce dies because the gifts are poisoned, Jason is desperate and tries to arrest Medea, who instead flees to the temple where Neris has taken the children; there, the tragedy is consumed: Medea kills her children, the temple burns and she promises Jason that she will wait for him in the after-life.

Anna Caterina Antonacci, Giuseppe Filianoti, Cinzia Forte, and Sara Mingardo star in this Cherubini opera with the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Reggio Torino conducted by Evelino Pido, live 2008.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 10 April, 2016.