A Dream of Passion (1978) DVD-R

Starring Melina Mercouri, Ellen Burstyn, Andréas Voutsinas, Despo Diamantidou, Dimitris Papamichael
Directed by Jules Dassin
Print: Color
Runtime: 106 min
Genre: Drama
Language: English

Maya, a celebrated actress, returns to Athens to star in a staging of Euripides’ *Medea*. Seeking to better understand the role, she visits Brenda, an American woman imprisoned in Greece for murdering her children—an offense eerily mirroring Medea’s own. Intercutting rehearsals and conversations with Brenda’s confession, the film explores grief, vengeance, and the boundary between life and art.