Jesus, Du weisst (2003)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Ulrich Seidl

Writers:

Veronika Franz (writer)
Ulrich Seidl (writer)

Release Date:

2 April 2004 (Austria)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Six Catholics share their thoughts and problems with Jesus in different churches. The camera accompanies them. |

Plot Keywords:

Catholic | Religion | Male Female Relationship | Painting | Religious Conviction

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Elfriede Ahmad	...	Herself
Waltraute Bartel	...	Herself
Hans-Jürgen Eder	...	Himself
Thomas Grandegger	...	Himself
Thomas Ullram	...	Himself
Angelika Weber	...	Herself
Tanja Müller	...	Herself
Elisabeth Sucham	...	Herself
Heribert Exel	...	Himself
Saleem Ahmad	...	Himself
Ingeborg Heindl	...	Herself
Gottfried Heindl	...	Himself
Michael Welleditsch	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Jesus, You Know (International: English title)

Runtime:

87 min | Argentina:87 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)

Country:

Austria

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:Atp

Company:

MMKmedia

Not Seidl at his best, but interesting

Another good documentary from Ulrich Seidl, but i didn't like it as much as his others. Definitely there were some great moments, but ultimately i don't think the concept could quite sustain itself properly. The idea of a film in which Christian fanatics say their prayers out loud in front of a camera is interesting, but really doesn't work that well cinematically. It just visually isn't interesting or engaging at all. It's pretty tedious, actually, even though the things they say are sometimes (more often than not, actually) interesting or entertaining, in that distinctively funny-and-sad way that Seidl has perfected in his other films. For what it is though, he pulled it off as well as possible, wisely keeping it pretty short.