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Catherine Wilkening | ... |
Mireille
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Constance
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Fr. Leclerc
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Christine-Ann Atallah |
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Valérie Gagné |
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Claude Léveillée |
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A group of actors putting on an interpretive Passion Play in Montreal begin to experience a meshing of their characters and their private lives as the production takes form against the growing opposition of the Catholic church. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
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church | passion play | montréal quebec canada | advertisement | christianity |Genres:
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Release Date:
25 May 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Gross:
CAD 1,800,000 (Canada)Company Credits
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Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), Communication, Gérard Mital Productions See more »
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Daniel: [as Jesus] You know that.
René: You belong to a sect? You are another prophet, is that right?
Daniel: Is that what you say? Or are you repeating what you've heard?
René: You have spoken of a kingdom that you wish to establish.
Daniel: A kingdom which is not of this world.
René: You mean a sort of Elysium? After death? Have you not preached against Caesar, for the overturning of the Roman order?
Daniel: No.
René: So... what is it that you teach to your disciples?
Daniel: Greater love hath no man than this: ...
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The film tracks the life of Christ in several specific ways:- 1. The actor at the beginning, praised for his performance, turns and says that Daniel is a much better actor. This is a reference to John the Baptist as the herald of Christ.
- 2. A woman producer says she wants the same actor's "head" for her magazine, a reference to Herodias wanting John the Baptist dead. His head then appears in a poster ad in a subway where Daniel dies.
- 3. Daniel overturns the equipment at the commercial shoot, a reference to Christ's cleansing of the temple.
- 4. He is arrested and the indecisive judge cannot find anything wrong with him, a reference to Pilate's judgment.
- 5. A lawyer plans great things for Daniel and shows him the world from a skyscraper, a reference to the temptation in the desert.
- 6. Daniel gives life to at least three people after his death when his organs are transplanted into a heart and eye patient, a reference to Christ as the redeemer.
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René: [as Pontius Pilate] Of what are you accused?Daniel: [as Jesus] You know that.
René: You belong to a sect? You are another prophet, is that right?
Daniel: Is that what you say? Or are you repeating what you've heard?
René: You have spoken of a kingdom that you wish to establish.
Daniel: A kingdom which is not of this world.
René: You mean a sort of Elysium? After death? Have you not preached against Caesar, for the overturning of the Roman order?
Daniel: No.
René: So... what is it that you teach to your disciples?
Daniel: Greater love hath no man than this: ...
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Daniel Coulombe is recruited by Father LeClerc to jazz up the traditional Passion play (a dramatic representation of the events leading to the passion and Crucifixion of Jesus) staged in Montreal's Catholic Sanctuary. Coulombe, in turn, gathers a group of actors/apostles, ranging from unemployed actor Remy (now overdubbing dialogue on porn movies) to ambitious commercial actress Mireille. Together, they workshop a controversial and moving Passion play which leaves audiences awestruck and the priests reeling, as the production challenges the dogma and hipocrisy of the Catholic church.
Director Denys Arcand weaves a remarkably deep tale which comments on commercialism, selling out, spirituality, theological scholarship, fidelity, loyalty and more- but in a manner that is relatively subtle and humorous, so the film never feels didactic. The somewhat magical effects of the theatre come across beautifully; in fact, "Jesus Of Montreal" is a must for anyone involved with the Theatre. For those interested in film trivia, you'll notice that there are veiled biblical/mythical references throughout the film, (Magdalen lobster, the Lawyer as Satan, The Charon restaurant), and that the director appears as a judge when Daniel is on trial. The story itself is well constructed, and its somber denouement drives home the suggestion that resistance and a revolutionary viewpoint are liable to bring ill fortune...
You don't have to be Catholic- or even 'religious' - to enjoy "Jesus Of Montreal": this is a film for anyone who has ever contemplated the difference between spirituality and religion, or who has had to make a decision between doing what the system demanded and doing what they believe is the honest thing to do.