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Writer:
Denys Arcand (writer)
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Release Date:
25 May 1990 (USA) See more »
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Plot:
A group of actors put on an unorthodox, but acclaimed Passion Play which incites the opposition of the Catholic Church while the actors' lives themselves begin to mirror the Passion itself. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 18 wins & 9 nominations See more »
User Reviews:
Excellent, thought-provoking film. See more (41 total) »

Cast

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Directed by
Denys Arcand 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Denys Arcand  writer

Produced by
Roger Frappier .... producer
Pierre Gendron .... producer
Doris Girard .... delegate producer
Monique Létourneau .... producer
Gérard Mital .... delegate producer
Jacques-Eric Strauss .... delegate producer
 
Original Music by
Jean-Marie Benoît 
François Dompierre 
Yves Laferrière 
 
Cinematography by
Guy Dufaux 
 
Film Editing by
Isabelle Dedieu 
 
Casting by
Lucie Robitaille 
 
Production Design by
François Séguin 
 
Art Direction by
François Séguin 
 
Set Decoration by
Frances Calder 
Simon La Haye 
 
Costume Design by
Louise Jobin 
 
Makeup Department
Cécile Rigault .... makeup artist
Micheline Trépanier .... makeup artist
Nathalie Trépanier .... assistant makeup artist
 
Production Management
Lyse Lafontaine .... production director
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mireille Goulet .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Pierre L'Heureux .... carpenter
Tristan Tondino .... lead scenic artist
 
Sound Department
Mathieu Beaudin .... sound effects editor
Adrian Croll .... sound
Antoine Morin .... sound effects editor
Marcel Pothier .... sound effects editor
Patrick Rousseau .... sound
Hans Peter Strobl .... sound mixer
 
Special Effects by
Louis Craig .... special effects supervisor
Mario Dumont .... special effects technician
 
Visual Effects by
François Aubry .... visual effects supervisor
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Sylvaine Dufaux .... second assistant camera
Luc Laflamme .... electrician
Nathalie Moliavko-Visotzky .... first assistant camera
 
Animation Department
François Aubry .... animation director
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mariane Carter .... set costumer (as Marianne Carter)
 
Editorial Department
Claudette Duff .... first assistant editor
 
Music Department
Robert Stanley .... musician: guitar
 
Transportation Department
Benoît Mathieu .... driver: bus
 
Other crew
François Aubry .... title designer
Marie La Haye .... continuity
Marie La Haye .... script girl
Bernard Lamy .... production accountant
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Jésus de Montréal" - Canada (original title)
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Runtime:
118 min | Argentina:120 min | Canada:119 min | USA:120 min
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Trivia:
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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Quotes:
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: to give his life for his friends.
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Soundtrack:
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16 out of 22 people found the following review useful.
Excellent, thought-provoking film., 13 June 2001
Author: LouieInSeattle from Seattle, Washington

During the first half of this movie I was trying to figure out if it was a not-so-subtle spoof of Christianity, or an outright sacrilege. As I got angrier and angrier at what was going on in the film, a sudden chill went down my back as I realized I was thinking just like the Catholic church sponsors in the movie, AND just like the Pharisees and Sadducees of Jesus' time. I was trying to fit Christ into my own expectations, and I was just as guilty as Jesus' opponents and killers. Tears welled up in my eyes as I realized that Jesus of Montreal was trying to depict in a very real way exactly what went on in Jesus of Nazareth's time. This is not a movie for the faint of heart. People bleed, they are naked, and they die. But just as Jesus of Montreal died for his followers and his neighbors, so did Jesus of Nazareth.

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