A Dream of Passion (1978)

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.

Released May 21, 1978 110 min 18+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: imdb.medea-character, imdb.religious-nut, imdb.reference-to-ingmar-bergman, imdb.stage-director, imdb.rehearsal, imdb.mother-kills-own-child, imdb.women-s-prison + 7 more, imdb.greek-tragedy, imdb.greece, imdb.chorus, imdb.diva, imdb.stage-production, awards.golden-globe-nominated, aspectratio.1-66-1