A Dream of Passion

Name: A Dream of Passion
Genre: Drama
Released: 1978-08-01
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 7.10
Cast: Despo Diamantidou, Andréas Voutsinas, Melina Mercouri, Ellen Burstyn

– Melina Mercouri plays Maya, a jet-setting Greek actress who returns to her homeland to undertake the..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.10 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 50 Minutes

Release Year:

1978

Original Name:

Κραυγή γυναικών

A Dream of Passion (1978) - Also known as Κραυγή γυναικών

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.

Producing Country:

Switzerland, Greece, USA

Filming Locations:

Greece

Genre:

Drama

Release Date:

01 Aug 1978

Language:

English, Greek

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Directed by:

Jules Dassin

Story Written By:

Minoas Volonakis, Euripides, Jules Dassin

Main Actors:

Despo Diamantidou, Andréas Voutsinas, Melina Mercouri, Ellen Burstyn

Plot:

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, ...

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 3 nominations.

Production Company:

AVCO Embassy Pictures

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.1/10

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