Pier Paolo Pasolini's acclaimed 1969 film MEDEA screens on September 10 at the Castro Theatre as part of Cinema Italia SF's Pasolini 100: Homage to Pier Paolo Pasolini. This adaptation of Euripides's ...

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 Kadıköy Sinematek. Comprising ...

These taxing scenes are shot in what I guess to be the singular Cappadocian heart of Turkey. Then, after Medea’s equally brutal departure with the Argonauts, we’re whisked to Corinth, which is ...

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 ...

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 (and perhaps a criminal syndicate group) or his later ...

In Pasolini's vision, Euripides' Medea becomes an emblem of the Third World deceived and exploited by the pragmatic rationality of the West (Jason). The sequences of human sacrifice, shot in Turkey, ...

Here are a few key highlights to round things out about the documentary flick. The Isle of Medea starring Pier Paolo Pasolini, Maria Callas, Ninetto Davoli, Nadia Stancioff has a Not Rated rating, a ...