The Medium (1951 film)

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The Medium
Directed by Gian Carlo Menotti
Written by Gian Carlo Menotti
Produced by Chandler Cowles
Evan M. Frankel
Walther Lowendahl
Milton Perlman
Starring Marie Powers
CinematographyEnzo Serafin
Edited by Alexander Hammid
Distributed by Lopert Pictures (United States)
Release date
  • 5 September 1951 (1951-09-05)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Medium (Italian : La medium) is a 1951 Italian drama film directed by Gian Carlo Menotti. It is based on the opera of the same name and was entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival. [1] It would later be screened out of competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. [2]

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Plot

Madame Flora is a fraudulent medium, mother of Toby, who is mute and crippled. This condition of Toby's is important for plucking clients... During a session, Flora feels a hand squeezing her throat. She deduces that this is her son's doing and throws him out into the rain. Toby returns, to meet with Monica, his girlfriend and Flora's assistant. Flora thinks thieves have broken into the house and kills her son. Is she punished-by divine intervention?

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References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: The Medium". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
  2. "Festival de Cannes: The Medium". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 25 July 2009.