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  • 2015
  • The Vladar Company
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2015
  • The Vladar Company
  • 1 h 37 m

Summary Ennis (Brían F. O'Byrne), a stern, hard-working dairy farmer struggles to maintain control of his family and surrounding environment. His wife, Christina (Catalina Sandino Moreno), retreats into herself, progressively disconnecting from him and their five children. As tensions increase, each character must confront their yearnings and an...

Directed By: Andrea Pallaoro

Written By: Orlando Tirado, Andrea Pallaoro

  • 2015
  • The Vladar Company
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2015
  • The Vladar Company
  • 1 h 37 m

Medeas

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
64
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings
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Summary Ennis (Brían F. O'Byrne), a stern, hard-working dairy farmer struggles to maintain control of his family and surrounding environment. His wife, Christina (Catalina Sandino Moreno), retreats into herself, progressively disconnecting from him and their five children. As tensions increase, each character must confront their yearnings and an...

Directed By: Andrea Pallaoro

Written By: Orlando Tirado, Andrea Pallaoro

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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57% Positive
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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80
Jan 15, 2015
Capturing the poetry of bodies at rest and a landscape frozen in time (filming was done primarily in the Santa Clarita area of California), Chayse Irvin’s exquisite 35-millimeter photography is dreamy and sometimes devastating.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
75
Jan 12, 2015
Writer-director Andrea Pallaoro's feature-film debut isn't especially beholden to plot or dialogue, impressionistically shaping its story through pervasive silence.
By Nick Prigge FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 15, 2015
A primal tragedy rendered with exquisite imagery and very little dialogue or exposition, Andrea Pallaoro’s Medeas is a striking debut feature that will fascinate some viewers and exasperate others.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
67
Jan 15, 2015
With limited dialogue and long takes, Medeas quietly builds to inevitable tragedy, exploring the darkest corners of desire, jealously, and unforgivable transgressions.
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60
Jan 15, 2015
The plot is diffuse and disjointed, but theater director Andrea Pallaoro’s feature debut scores highly with its exquisite beauty and fine performances.
By Stephen Dalton FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 16, 2015
A consistent—almost catalog-like, you might say—array of pictorial wonders, Medeas, the debut feature from the Italian-born director Andrea Pallaoro is also a work of considerable daring. This plain, almost minimalist narrative presents itself from a position that neither talks down to nor attempts to cozy up to its audience.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 15, 2015
The grafting of Greek tragedy to Malickian detail isn’t naturalistic or authentic, it’s absurd, and repeated to tiresome effect throughout the film.
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7.3
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Production Company Sixteen Frames, Melograno Films, Varient, Itaca Film, Jonathan Venguer Productions, Itaca Films
Release Date Jan 16, 2015
Duration 1 h 37 m
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Website https://www.facebook.com/medeasthefilm
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Awards

Nashville Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Venice Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Young Artist Awards
• 2 Nominations

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