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The Gospel According to St. Matthew

Original title: Il vangelo secondo Matteo
  • 19641964
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  • 2h 17m
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Il vangelo secondo Matteo (1964)
The life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. Pasolini shows Christ as a Marxist avant-la-lettre and therefore uses half of the text of Matthew.
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The life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. Pasolini shows Christ as a Marxist avant-la-lettre and therefore uses half of the text of Matthew.The life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. Pasolini shows Christ as a Marxist avant-la-lettre and therefore uses half of the text of Matthew.The life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. Pasolini shows Christ as a Marxist avant-la-lettre and therefore uses half of the text of Matthew.

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  • Director
    • Pier Paolo Pasolini
  • Writer
    • Pier Paolo Pasolini
  • Stars
    • Enrique Irazoqui
    • Margherita Caruso
    • Susanna Pasolini
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  • Director
    • Pier Paolo Pasolini
  • Writer
    • Pier Paolo Pasolini
  • Stars
    • Enrique Irazoqui
    • Margherita Caruso
    • Susanna Pasolini
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    • 79User reviews
    • 64Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 7 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Enrique Irazoqui
    Enrique Irazoqui
    • Cristoas Cristo
    Margherita Caruso
    Margherita Caruso
    • Maria (giovane)as Maria (giovane)
    Susanna Pasolini
    Susanna Pasolini
    • Maria (vecchia)as Maria (vecchia)
    Marcello Morante
    Marcello Morante
    • Giuseppeas Giuseppe
    Mario Socrate
    Mario Socrate
    • Giovanni Battistaas Giovanni Battista
    Settimio Di Porto
    Settimio Di Porto
    • Pietroas Pietro
    Alfonso Gatto
    Alfonso Gatto
    • Andreaas Andrea
    Luigi Barbini
    Luigi Barbini
    • Giacomoas Giacomo
    Giacomo Morante
    Giacomo Morante
    • Giovannias Giovanni
    Giorgio Agamben
    • Filippoas Filippo
    Guido Cerretani
    Guido Cerretani
    • Bartolomeoas Bartolomeo
    Rosario Migale
    • Tommasoas Tommaso
    Ferruccio Nuzzo
    Ferruccio Nuzzo
    • Matteoas Matteo
    Marcello Galdini
    • Giacomo figlio di Alfeoas Giacomo figlio di Alfeo
    Elio Spaziani
    Elio Spaziani
    • Taddeoas Taddeo
    Enzo Siciliano
    Enzo Siciliano
    • Simoneas Simone
    Otello Sestili
    Otello Sestili
    • Giudaas Giuda
    Juan Rodolfo Wilcock
    Juan Rodolfo Wilcock
    • Caifaas Caifa
    • (as Rodolfo Wilcock)
    • Director
      • Pier Paolo Pasolini
    • Writer
      • Pier Paolo Pasolini
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    Along a rocky, barren coastline, Jesus begins teaching, primarily using parables. He attracts disciples; he's stern, brusque, and demanding. He comes to bring a sword, not peace, he says. He's in a hurry, moving from place to place near the Sea of Galilee, sometimes attracting a multitude, sometimes being driven away. His parables often take on the powers that be, so he and his teachings come to the attention of the Pharisees, the chief priests, and elders. They conspire to have him arrested, beaten, tried, and crucified, just as he prophesied to his followers. After he dies, he appears to his disciples and gives them final instructions. —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
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      • A Motion Picture which will be seen by the entire world - up to the end of the world!
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      • Not Rated
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    • Trivia
      Pier Paolo Pasolini used non-professional actors and cast local peasants, shopkeepers, factory workers, and truck drivers. For Mary at the time of the Crucifixion, he cast his own mother.
    • Goofs
      When they are taking Christ down from the cross, in the distance you can see a car driving around a corner.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Christ: All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me. Make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy ghost teaching them to obey all the commandments I have given you. Behold, I am with you always, unto the end of the world.

    • Alternate versions
      The 2007 DVD release features a colorized, English-dubbed version with a run time of 91 minutes and an Italian-language black and white version running 136 minutes.
    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Matthäus Passion (BWV 244)
      Written by Johann Sebastian Bach

      nr 78: Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder

      nr 47: Erbarme Dich (musical intro)

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    9/10
    Remarkable, honest ... with an exceptionally powerful MISA LUBA
    Three ingredients make this movie truly remarkable and honest:

    First - it contains perhaps the most powerful piece of MUSIC I ever experienced in a movie. I've never forgotten my utmost impression from that music when I saw the movie for the first time in a film-club some twenty-five years ago. From a total silence of the first titles, a music like an avalanche of a heavenly army hitting the soul ...

    Which music it was? MISA LUBA! An incredible polyrithmic blend of three ingredients: a high melodic church chorus of Kenyan women, plus an unbelievably improvising african singer, plus a bunch of African drummers... everything locked together by an unrepeatable moment of inspiration and chance. I could not imagine some most powerful music to underline the most exposed passages of Jesus' story. Curiously and sadly enough, this MISA LUBA is even not credited in the movie titles, in contrast to a fair (but much more standard) classic music used in most of the movie. It was just this happy usage of MISA LUBA which contributes most to the soul and mood of the Pasolini film. It is also well understandable why Pasolini used an eclectic mixture of music from various continents, -- in an obvious intention to make the universal story yet more UNIVERSAL, across the nations and cultures.

    Second happy aspect of Pasolini's interpretation is his cast of characters, his choice of believable and interesting types ... for Jesus, for Maria, and most other characters. These are believable and convincing types of people from the middle-east. How superior and fair is here Pasolini in comparison with all those funny blue-eyed and polished Hollywood casts of those pseudo-biblic stories ...

    And third - Pasolini did very well to make the movie in black-and-white. It contributes to a mystical, spiritual and abstract atmosphere of the opus. In my opinion, it would be hardly possible to make this movie well in color.

    And yes, I agree with those who say that practically all other movies about Jesus and those biblic stories are fundamentally wrong, and in cases of those (in)famous Hollywood versions - even funny to tears.

    This Pasolini's opus is very honest and might be the 'very best film interpretation of Jesus' story.
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    • Release date
      • March 3, 1965 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Das 1. Evangelium - Matthäus
    • Filming locations
      • Basilicata, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Arco Film
      • Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $16,213
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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