Medeas is a 2013 American-Italian-Mexican[1] independent drama film directed by Andrea Pallaoro and starring Catalina Sandino Moreno and Brían F. O'Byrne.[2][3] It is Pallaoro's directorial debut.[4]
| Medeas | |
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| Directed by | Andrea Pallaoro |
| Written by | Andrea Pallaoro Orlando Tirado |
| Produced by | Eleonora Granata-Jenkinson Kyle Heller Gina Resnick Jonathan Venguer |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Chayse Irvin |
| Edited by | Isaac Hagy Arndt Peemoeller |
| Distributed by | The Vladar Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Countries | United States Italy Mexico |
| Language | English |
Plot
editMEDEAS is an intimate portrait of a rural family’s inner lives and their relationship to a harsh and shifting landscape. Ennis, a stern, hard-working dairy farmer struggles to maintain control of his family and surrounding environment, while his wife, Christina, retreats into herself, progressively disconnecting from him and their five children. As tensions increase, each character must confront their yearnings and anxieties, culminating in a dangerous conflict between control and freedom, intimacy, and alienation. A journey into the unpredictable boundaries of human behavior, MEDEAS explores the desperate lengths people are driven to by love and self-preservation.
Cast
edit- Catalina Sandino Moreno as Christina
- Brían F. O'Byrne as Ennis
- Mary Mouser as Ruth
- Ian Nelson as Micah
- Maxim Knight as Jacob
- Jake Vaughn as Jonas
- Kevin Alejandro as Noah
- Patrick Birkett as Tobias
- Angel Amaral as Adam
- Tara Buck as Ada
- Granville Ames as Carl
Reception
editThe film has an 80% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 10 reviews, with an average score of 6.71/10.[5] Nick Prigge of Slant Magazine gave the film three stars out of four.[6] Orlando Weekly gave it four stars out of five.[7] Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com gave it two stars.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Harvey, Dennis (20 June 2014). "Film Review: 'Medeas'". Variety. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ Reardon, Kiva (15 January 2015). "The dark indie drama Medeas twists the Greek myth for which it's named". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ Dalton, Stephen (3 October 2013). "Medeas: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ Catsoulis, Andrea (15 January 2015). "A Family of Few Words in a Slow-Burn Disaster: Andrea Pallaoro's 'Medeas,' About an Unraveling Family". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Medeas (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ Prigge, Nick (12 January 2015). "Medeas". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ Belanger, Ashley; Boylan, Rob; Lambert, Fred; Manes, Billy; McCabe, Adam; Meier, Cameron; Schneider, Steve; Sullivan, Erin; Young, Jessica Bryce; O'Connor, Brendan (1 April 2014). "Florida Film Festival 2014 movie reviews". Orlando Weekly. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ Kenny, Glenn (16 January 2015). "Medeas". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
External links
edit- Medeas at IMDb
- Medeas at Rotten Tomatoes
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