Movie Description This double feature presents a pair of dramas highlighting the talents of four world-class filmmakers.
TICKETS: This triptych from acclaimed directors Abbas Kiarostami, Ken Loach, and Ermanno Olmi weaves together three interrelated stories about passengers on a train to Rome, who meet each other in passing but are linked by deeper themes and issues. The stellar cast includes Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Blerta Cahani, Martin Compston, Sanije Dedja, and Carlo Delle Piane.
MEDEA: Euridipides' Greek tragedy is transposed to Denmark in this 1988 television entry from Lars von Trier. Following Jason's betrayal of the woman he once loved, Medea vows revenge upon her former lover and the children she has had with him. This tragic retelling is based on a script by silent film master and von Trier's fellow countryman Carl Theodore Dreyer (THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC).
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