Watch: Κραυγή Γυναικών 1978 123movies, Full Movie Online – Melina Mercouri plays an actress who is attempting a comeback with a staging of the Greek tragedy “Medea” (about a woman who kills her children) in her native Greece. As a publicity stunt, she arranges a meeting with an American woman (Ellen Burstyn) who is serving a prison term for killing her own children. Features Mercouri performing “Medea” in the original, intercut with Burstyn narrating her crime..
Plot: Melina Mercouri plays Maya, a jet-setting Greek actress who returns to her homeland to undertake the role of Medea. Searching for inspiration and clues as to how a mother could kill the children she loves, Maya discovers Brenda (Ellen Burstyn), a bible-spouting American woman serving time in an Athens prison for that very crime.
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An actress prepares to perform Medea…
Melina Mercouri plays Maya, a jet-setting Greek actress who returns to her homeland to undertake the role of Medea. Searching for inspiration and clues as to how a mother could kill the children she loves, Maya discovers Brenda (Ellen Burstyn), a bible-spouting American woman serving time in an Athens prison for that very crime. The actress’s jail cell meetings with the murderess lead up to the movie’s climax — a gripping, parallel sequence of Maya in rehearsal/performance of the original text in Greek and Brenda’s emotional reliving of the horrific night she murdered her babies. This film brings to life the woman-scorned essence and bloody passion at the heart of Medea, awaking a 2,500 year-old classic of dramatic literature.
Extremely powerful film with complex plot, subplots, and with excellent acting.
This film which I just saw in early February, 2009, 31 years following its original release has, obviously help up over time. It is an extremely powerful and emotional film ostensibly about the filming of the ancient Greek play of the same name by Euripides. However, there develop subplots which are alluded to earlier, then appear, adding considerable complexity to the story line. The powerful and emotional acting by Mercouri, Burstyn, and the smaller role by Katrakis, all contribute to the whole of this under appreciated film – it should be seen by everyone interested in serious film making. I look forward to seeing it again in the hope of finding even greater nuance in the unraveling of this compelling tale.
Original Language el
Runtime 1 hr 46 min (106 min) (Germany), 1 hr 50 min (110 min) (USA), 1 hr 49 min (109 min) (Argentina)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Drama
Director Jules Dassin
Writer Jules Dassin, Euripides, Minos Volanakis
Actors Melina Mercouri, Ellen Burstyn, Andréas Voutsinas
Country Greece, Switzerland, United States
Awards 5 nominations
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Sound Mix Mono
Aspect Ratio 1.66 : 1
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Negative Format 35 mm
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Printed Film Format 35 mm