During the 1960s Pier Paolo Pasolini made two films based on ancient Greek tragedy, Oedipus Rex and Medea. In the latter, Maria Callas played the heroine with predictably operatic bravura â?" dark ...

Maria Callas stars in Pier Paolo Pasolini's film "Medea." UCLA. Many of us were born too late to see Maria Callas, who died in 1977, in the opera house.

But Maria Callas is one opera singer who did make the switch, to historic effect, albeit only once—in Pier Paolo Pasolini’s “Medea,” from 1969, which is exactly the kind of movie that has ...

Just about anything you would want to know about gay Italian film director Pier Paolo Pasolini is showcased in Criterion's essential collection of nine Pasolini films, with extended interviews and a ...

Event details about MEDEA starring Maria Callas Screening in Pasolini 100: Homage to Pier Paolo Pasolini in San Francisco on September 10, 2022 - watch, listen, photos and tickets ...

Pasolini's interpretation of the classical Greek myth tells the story of Jason and his disastrous love affair with the high priestess Medea (Maria Callas). When he turns unfaithful, she avenges ...

Maria Callas had her only nonsinging dramatic role in Pier Paolo Pasolini's conception of Euripides' play about a betrayed wife's vengeance. Creon: Massimo Girotti. Jason: Giuseppe Gentili ...

Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922–1975) was an Italian film director, poet, writer, and intellectual. Known for his controversial and provocative works, Pasolini’s films often explored themes of ...

Click to read the article in Turkish. As part of events to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the famous director Pier Paolo Pasolini, an exhibition titled "Pasolini's Cappadocia" has been opened in ...

"Pasolini 101"; Pier Paolo Pasonlini on a film set When people hear the name Pasolini, if they recognize it at all, it's primarily due to two references: one, his brutal murder by a male prostitute ...