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.
Movie: A Dream of Passion
Top 10 Billed Cast
Maya / Medea
Brenda Collins
Kostas
Maria
Dimitris / Jason
Edward
Ronny
Margaret
Stathis
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