A Dream of Passion1978
Director
Screenplay
Jules Dassin
Actors
Melina Mercouri, Ellen Burstyn, Andréas Voutsinas, Despo Diamantidou, Dimitris Papamichael, Giannis Voglis, Faidon Georgitsis, Betty Valassi, Manos Katrakis, Aleka Katselli
Music
Versions
Theatrical – 110 Minutes
Genres
About the film
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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Ratings
6.3tmdb
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