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Christ Stopped at Eboli

Original title: Cristo si è fermato a Eboli
  • 19791979
  • 2h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
2.4K
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Gian Maria Volontè, Paolo Bonacelli, Alain Cuny, Lea Massari, and Irene Papas in Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
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  • Drama
A doctor in Fascist Italy is exiled to a remote village for his political views.A doctor in Fascist Italy is exiled to a remote village for his political views.A doctor in Fascist Italy is exiled to a remote village for his political views.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
2.4K
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  • Director
    • Francesco Rosi
  • Writers
    • Francesco Rosi(story)
    • Tonino Guerra(story)
    • Raffaele La Capria(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Gian Maria Volontè
    • Paolo Bonacelli
    • Alain Cuny
Top credits
  • Director
    • Francesco Rosi
  • Writers
    • Francesco Rosi(story)
    • Tonino Guerra(story)
    • Raffaele La Capria(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Gian Maria Volontè
    • Paolo Bonacelli
    • Alain Cuny
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 11User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 7 wins & 1 nomination total

    Videos2

    Christ Stopped at Eboli
    Trailer 1:47
    Christ Stopped at Eboli
    Christ Stopped at Eboli - Restoration Trailer
    Trailer 1:47
    Christ Stopped at Eboli - Restoration Trailer

    Photos30

    Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
    Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
    Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
    Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
    Gian Maria Volontè and Carmelo Lauria in Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
    Gian Maria Volontè in Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
    Gian Maria Volontè and François Simon in Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
    Irene Papas in Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
    Gian Maria Volontè in Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
    Gian Maria Volontè and Irene Papas in Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
    Gian Maria Volontè and Irene Papas in Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
    Gian Maria Volontè in Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)

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    Gian Maria Volontè
    Gian Maria Volontè
    • Carlo Levi
    Paolo Bonacelli
    Paolo Bonacelli
    • Don Luigi Magalone
    Alain Cuny
    Alain Cuny
    • Barone Nicola Rotunno
    Lea Massari
    Lea Massari
    • Luisa Levi
    Irene Papas
    Irene Papas
    • Giulia Venere
    François Simon
    • Don Traiella
    Luigi Infantino
    • Chauffeur
    Accursio Di Leo
    • Joiner
    Francesco Callari
    • Dottore Gibilisco
    Enzo Vitale
    • Dottore Milillo
    • (as Vincenzo Vitale)
    Antonio Allocca
    • Don Cosimino
    Vincenzo Licata
    Vincenzo Licata
    • L'italo-americano
    Muzzi Loffredo
    Lidia Bavusi
    Francesco Capotorto
    Maria Antonia Capotorto
    Antonio Jodice
    Pasquale Tartaro
    • Director
      • Francesco Rosi
    • Writers
      • Francesco Rosi(story) (screenplay)
      • Tonino Guerra(story) (screenplay)
      • Raffaele La Capria(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The title of the film and its source novel comes from an expression by the people of Gagliano who say of themselves, "Christ stopped short of here, at Eboli" which means, in effect, that they feel they have been bypassed by Christianity, by morality, by history itself-that they have somehow been excluded from the full human experience.
    • Goofs
      On the bus, the way Carlo holds the dog changes.
    • Quotes

      Luisa Levi: You'd need a woman here.

      Carlo Levi: Yes, I would. But it's not easy.

      Luisa Levi: Come on, don't exaggerate. Don't tell me that here even finding a cleaning lady is impossible.

      Carlo Levi: Here a woman wouldn't go in the house of a single man. Just spending time together implies sleeping together.

      Luisa Levi: You can't be serious.

      Carlo Levi: Oh, yes I am.

    • Alternate versions
      There are many versions ranging from 120 minutes to 222 minutes. The longest version available in the U.S. is 222 minutes and is available from the Criterion Collection on Blu-ray.
    • Connections
      Featured in Il cineasta e il labirinto (2004)

    User reviews11

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Flawed, especially when compared to its peers.
    This dutiful, detailed three-and-a-half TV epic describes the exile of dissident intellectual Carlo Levi in a remote village of fascist Italy, blighted by poverty, disease, immirgration and governmental contempt. The film is part-character study, part-socio-historico-political analysis, part careful representation of a people and its place. It is seriously flawed (the people are sentimentalised, the politics are simplistic, the pleasant presentation (music, major actors, cinematography etc.) works against the horrifiic subject matter); but there are nice ironies too, such as the Christlike Levi capable of the fascism he deplores.

    The film can be seen in two contexts, as a neo-realist riposte to the prominent anti-realist 70s films about Fascism ('The Spider's Strategem', 'The Conformist', 'Amarcord'), and as a prestigious historical epic on a national theme frequent in the 70s and 80s ('The Travelling Players', 'Heimat'). In both cases it falls short.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 23, 1979 (Italy)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Christus kam nur bis Eboli
    • Filming locations
      • Aliano, Matera, Basilicata, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Rai 2
      • Vides Cinematografica
      • Action Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $78,736
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,006
      • Apr 7, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $78,736
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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