A real sorceress

brinaldo-1

This is unfortunately the only movie picture played by Maria Callas; you can see, on the contrary, how moving and strong her playing is, also without singing. Her eyes do express the weakness and the sad power of the neglected sorceress. Pasolini's visual and musical work about the myth – its ambiguity, its deep powers – creates the background in which Maria Callas realizes her masterpiece of acting. Also the strange Italian accent of Callas doesn't annoy, but suits perfectly to the foreigner Medea. The location of the film is peculiar: for example the old Corinthium is set at the Piazza of Miracoli in Pisa.

score 9/10

brinaldo-1 3 August 2005

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