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The Medium (1951 film)

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The Medium
Directed byGian Carlo Menotti
Written byGian Carlo Menotti
Produced byChandler Cowles
Evan M. Frankel
Walther Lowendahl
Milton Perlman
StarringMarie Powers
CinematographyEnzo Serafin
Edited byAlexander Hammid
Distributed byLopert 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]

Plot

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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?

Cast

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References

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  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.
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