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A Dream of Passion (Greek: Κραυγή Γυναικών, translit. Kravgi gynaikon, lit. "Cry of Women") is a 1978 Greek drama film directed by Jules Dassin.
The powerful and emotional acting by Mercouri, Burstyn, and the smaller role by Katrakis, all contribute to the whole of this under appreciated film - it should be seen by everyone interested in serious film making.
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- Drama
- Jules Dassin
- 1978-08
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- 100 min
- 14.2K
- Ezra de Souza
As the movie unfolds, the Passion Play becomes a reality. A group of villagers, uprooted by the war and impoverished, arrive at the village led by their priest. The wealthier citizens of the town want nothing with these people and manipulate a massacre.
- Jules Dassin
- Mina Negreponti
A Dream of Passion is a 1978 Greek drama film directed by Jules Dassin. The story follows Melina Mercouri as Maya, an actress playing Medea, who seeks out Brenda Collins, portrayed by Ellen Burstyn, a woman who is in jail for murdering her own children to punish her husband for his infidelity.
- Jules Dassin
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Melina Mercouri plays an actress who is attempting a comeback with a staging of the Greek tragedy ‘Medea’ in her native Greece. As a publicity stunt, she arranges a meeting with an American woman who is serving a prison term for killing her own children.
