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.

Director:

Jules Dassin

Writer:

Jules Dassin, Euripides (play), Minoas Volonakis (adaptation)

Main Actors:

Melina Mercouri, Ellen Burstyn, Andréas Voutsinas, Despo Diamantidou

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:

AVCO Embassy Pictures

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.1/10

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A Dream of Passion

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

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