Abstract
Τhis paper treats the confrontation of world-famous Greek artist with a monumental role from Ancient Greek theatre. It aims to analyze the performance of Maria Callas as a primitive Medea in the homonymous film by Pier Paolo Pasolini. It focuses on the director’s idelological intentions and the fundamental artistic conception behind the film. Subsequently, a detailed comparison between the final version of the film and Euripides’ original tragedy, as well as Pasolini’s initial script, entlitled Medea’s Visions will be attempted. Finally, attention will be drawn to the anti-operatic manner in which the director chooses to film his female lead, stripping her completely of the diva’s glamour, and endowing her with primeval archetypal characteristics.
Translated title of the contribution | ‘An Ancient Woman’: Maria Callas as Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Medea |
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Original language | Greek |
Pages (from-to) | 81-98 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Θεάτρου Πόλις |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Anthropology
- Greek tragedy
- Greek drama
- performing arts
- Film studies
- Film theory
- Film analysis
- opera
- Opera studies
- Mythology
- Ancient Greek Literature