A Dream of Passion(Κραυγή Γυναικών)
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Greece, Switzerland, United States · 1978
Rated R · 1h 50m
Director Jules Dassin
Starring Melina Mercouri, Ellen Burstyn, Andréas Voutsinas, Despo Diamantidou
Genre Drama
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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.
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