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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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The Gospel According to St. Matthew (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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    • Pier Paolo Pasolini
    • Pier Paolo Pasolini
  • Stars
    • Enrique Irazoqui
    • Margherita Caruso
    • Susanna Pasolini
    • Pier Paolo Pasolini
    • Pier Paolo Pasolini
  • Stars
    • Enrique Irazoqui
    • Margherita Caruso
    • Susanna Pasolini
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    • 85User reviews
    • 64Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 3 Oscars

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    Enrique Irazoqui
    Enrique Irazoqui
    • Cristo
    Margherita Caruso
    Margherita Caruso
    • Maria (giovane)
    Susanna Pasolini
    Susanna Pasolini
    • Maria (vecchia)
    Marcello Morante
    Marcello Morante
    • Giuseppe
    Mario Socrate
    Mario Socrate
    • Giovanni Battista
    Settimio Di Porto
    Settimio Di Porto
    • Pietro
    Alfonso Gatto
    Alfonso Gatto
    • Andrea
    Luigi Barbini
    Luigi Barbini
    • Giacomo
    Giacomo Morante
    Giacomo Morante
    • Giovanni
    Giorgio Agamben
    • Filippo
    Guido Cerretani
    Guido Cerretani
    • Bartolomeo
    Rosario Migale
    • Tommaso
    Ferruccio Nuzzo
    Ferruccio Nuzzo
    • Matteo
    Marcello Galdini
    • Giacomo figlio di Alfeo
    Elio Spaziani
    Elio Spaziani
    • Taddeo
    Enzo Siciliano
    Enzo Siciliano
    • Simone
    Otello Sestili
    Otello Sestili
    • Giuda
    Juan Rodolfo Wilcock
    Juan Rodolfo Wilcock
    • Caifa
    • (as Rodolfo Wilcock)
      • Pier Paolo Pasolini
      • Pier Paolo Pasolini
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    • Trivia
      In keeping with his idea of Jesus Christ as the greatest revolutionary of all time, Pier Paolo Pasolini considered casting Jack Kerouac or Allen Ginsberg in the role. He changed his mind when he met Enrique Irazoqui, a Spanish student of literature, who has written a thesis about Pasolini's novel "Ragazzi di vita" and was very curious to meet him.
    • 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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    Pasolini's passion and Irazoqui's eyes
    I must say, as a new IMDb user I find this place to express one views a rather welcome find. Cathartic to say the least. Certain films haunt me. "The Gospel According to St Matthew" is one of them. The only possible explanation is the passion of its maker. Everything about it is so real that I remember the first time I saw it, I felt I had met Jesus. My relationship with Jesus had been torturous at best. Raised catholic by very catholic pre- Vatican Council parents. So, part of my rebellion had always been underlined by moving away from that pathology as far away as possible. Pasolini however, a Marxist homosexual, showed me a human side of the man I was suppose to follow that made sense, that touched me. Enrique Irazoqui plays Jesus in a way that may explain everything. He is just a guy but in his eyes, in his eyes there is something I've never seen before. Compassion without fake undertones. It chilled me. I loved him. I wanted to follow him. Pasolini wasn't trying to sell me anything, he wasn't trying to convert anyone he was doing what an artist, a real artist does. He was sharing his vision with me, with us. When people talk about movie experiences, this is the film that comes to my mind first. I'm glad to have to opportunity to share this with you.
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      • March 3, 1965 (France)
      • Italy
      • France
      • Italian
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    • Filming locations
      • Castel Lagopesole, Avigliano, Basilicata, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Arco Film
      • Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
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    • 2 hours 17 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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