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Phaedra
A modern retelling of the Greek myth of Phaedra. The young and fiery second wife of an extremely wealthy shipping magnate meets her estranged stepson Alexis and sparks immediately fly. Their love seems doomed from the beginning when she convinces him to come to Paris to meet his father.
5.8
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39 votes
“A violent drama of profane love”
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Phaedra (1962) Trailer
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- May 25, 1962
- 1h 56m
- French
- Jules Dassin
- Margarita Lymberaki, Jules Dassin, Euripides
- Released
- $900.0K
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