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Jesus of Montreal

Original title: Jésus de Montréal
  • 19891989
  • RR
  • 2h
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Jesus of Montreal (1989)
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.
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
7.3K
YOUR RATING
    • Denys Arcand
    • Denys Arcand
  • Stars
    • Lothaire Bluteau
    • Catherine Wilkening
    • Johanne-Marie Tremblay
    • Denys Arcand
    • Denys Arcand
  • Stars
    • Lothaire Bluteau
    • Catherine Wilkening
    • Johanne-Marie Tremblay
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    • 51User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Lothaire Bluteau, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, and Catherine Wilkening in Jesus of Montreal (1989)
    Robert Lepage in Jesus of Montreal (1989)
    Lothaire Bluteau in Jesus of Montreal (1989)
    Lothaire Bluteau, Rémy Girard, Robert Lepage, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, and Catherine Wilkening in Jesus of Montreal (1989)
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    Lothaire Bluteau
    Lothaire Bluteau
    • Daniel
    Catherine Wilkening
    Catherine Wilkening
    • Mireille
    Johanne-Marie Tremblay
    Johanne-Marie Tremblay
    • Constance
    Rémy Girard
    Rémy Girard
    • Martin
    Robert Lepage
    Robert Lepage
    • René
    Gilles Pelletier
    Gilles Pelletier
    • Fr. Leclerc
    Yves Jacques
    Yves Jacques
    • Richard Cardinal
    Cédric Noël
    Cédric Noël
    • Pascal Berger
    Pauline Martin
    Pauline Martin
    • Radio Host
    Véronique Le Flaguais
    Véronique Le Flaguais
    • TV Host
    Jean-Louis Millette
    Jean-Louis Millette
    • TV Host
    Monique Miller
    Monique Miller
    • Agent
    Christine-Ann Atallah
    Christine-Ann Atallah
    Valérie Gagné
    Claude Léveillée
    Claude Léveillée
    Paule Baillargeon
    Paule Baillargeon
    Boris Bergman
    • Jerzy
    Gaston Lepage
    Gaston Lepage
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      • Denys Arcand
      • Denys Arcand
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    • Trivia
      The play in the opening scene appears to be a dramatization of the novel 'The Brothers Karamazov'. Smerdyakov tells Ivan Karamazov that he has murdered Fyodor, inspired by the philosophy he learned from Karamazov. Smerdyakov's suicide monologue is adapted from the diaries of the monk, Father Zossima.
    • Goofs
      Around 1:46:21. Boom mic enters the shot twice above Constance when she's talking to the ambulance paramedic at the hospital.
    • Quotes

      Producer: ...your average beer drinker has the IQ of a performing dog; 10 points less and he'd be a geranium.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Total Recall/Strapless/Fire Birds/Class of 1999/Jesus of Montreal (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Pritouritze Planinata
      Performed by Les Voix Bulgares

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    An accurate depiction of the Jesus of academia, not faith
    All of us knows who Jesus is, right?

    This movie brings to light a concept of Jesus that most people do not know is a topic of serious academic scholarship. The question is, "What can we reasonably say about Jesus based solely on historical sources?" Of course, the Bible is the primary source, since Jesus is referred to only in passing by nonreligious sources of his time. And, because this is an historical pursuit, one goal is also to separate those things which are clearly matters of faith from those which do not require a religious faith in the man. Therefore, we are left with a Jesus who led an iconoclastic life and was killed for it. The historian cannot say in an historical journal that Jesus was divine, walked on water, or was raised from the dead. This portrait is called "The Historical Jesus".

    The historian can, however, make a personal statement of faith-- "I believe Jesus is the Anointed of God, who saves us from our sins". This is not the statement made by "Jesus of Montreal". Masterfully, the cast and crew of the film weave a tale which demands several viewings to fully consume. Both explicitly and through the use of metaphor, Jesus is depicted as a revolutionary teacher of great charisma and whose life was one of tragedy. But this film is not about the traditional Christian concept of Jesus; rather, it illustrates only the human aspects of the man who is, to me, God incarnate. This is the story of Jesus, the man-- not Jesus, the Christ. Christians may be disappointed by it, or outraged, but I encourage us all to remember that where that where faith (trust in that which cannot be observed) begins, there the historian (or scientist) must stop. Believers go further. I highly recommend this movie to anyone who wants to think, be they a believer or not.
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    • acadams5
    • Apr 5, 2001

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      • May 25, 1990 (United States)
      • Canada
      • France
      • -Description and trailer
      • -Original film
      • French
      • English
      • Italian
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      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Max Films Productions
      • Gérard Mital Productions
      • National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
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    • 2 hours
      • Color
      • Dolby Stereo

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