Medea is a film created in Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

 in 2009. The film was based on the tragedy of the same name by the Roman poet Seneca the Younger

Seneca the Younger

Lucius Annaeus Seneca was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and in one work humorist, of the Silver Age of Latin literature. He was tutor and later advisor to emperor Nero...

. The plot is based on the famous myth about the Argonauts

Argonauts

The Argonauts ) were a band of heroes in Greek mythology who, in the years before the Trojan War, accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. Their name comes from their ship, the Argo, which was named after its builder, Argus. "Argonauts", therefore, literally means...

 and the Golden Fleece

Golden Fleece

In Greek mythology, the Golden Fleece is the fleece of the gold-haired winged ram, which can be procured in Colchis. It figures in the tale of Jason and his band of Argonauts, who set out on a quest by order of King Pelias for the fleece in order to place Jason rightfully on the throne of Iolcus...

. It shows the last day of broken marriage of Medea

Medea

Medea is a woman in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, niece of Circe, granddaughter of the sun god Helios, and later wife to the hero Jason, with whom she had two children, Mermeros and Pheres. In Euripides's play Medea, Jason leaves Medea when Creon, king of...

 and Jason

Jason

Jason was a late ancient Greek mythological hero from the late 10th Century BC, famous as the leader of the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcus...

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It was filmed as part of a new cinema genre called "Rhythmodrama", which is based around the strategy of writing the music for the film before any shooting. Composer and director Natalia Kuznetsova spent a year creating the melodies before production began. Instrumental music spans 64 minutes of the 66 minute film.

Cast

• Medea: Lilian Navrozashvili
• Jason: Kim Druzhinin
• Nurse: Galina Petrova
• Creon: Alexander Anisimov
• Elder son: Mikhail KHomichenok
• Younger son: Bogdan Rubanov
• Scriptwriter and director: Natalia Kuznetsova
• Composer: Natalia Kuznetsova
• Artist: Ivan Malgin
• Camera, montage, producer,: Natalia Kuznetsova