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Starring:
Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Harry Dean Stanton, Andre Gregory, David Bowie, Verna Bloom, Juliette Caton, John Lurie, Roberts Blossom, Irvin Kershner, Barry Miller, Tomas Arana, Nehemiah Persoff, Paul Herman, Illeana Douglas, Illeana Douglas
Directed By:
Martin Scorsese
Written By:
Paul Schrader
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The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
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It is accomplished!
How could I not like this movie based on the superlative novel by Nikos Kazantzakis? Besides being a great film, it has so many of my favorites.
Staring with the director, Martin Scorsese, who did this just before Goodfellas. I can imagine that he took a lot of heat for this film, which depicts Jesus (Willem Dafoe) doing things that we all do, like getting married, and making explicit and sensual, but not pornographic love with the luscious Barbara Hershey (with tattoos and lots of mascara) as Mary Magdalene. Do you think The Davinci Code was right? here is the evidence.
Harvey Keitel, another favorite, was especially great as Judas; I just like seeing him act. And, David Bowie as Pontius Pilate. Who thought up that one? He was magnificent! This is no sappy Christ picture. It is harsh and real and angry. Christ is depicted with a rabble-rousing fervor. He has doubts and doesn't feel that he is worthy. He even steps down from his mission to raise a family. You have to look at this with an open mind and still it may be hard to take. In this film, Christ not above us, and above our weaknesses, but on a level with us, and prone to the same doubts and temptations.
With lots of blood and Peter Gabriel's music, the film is a feast for the senses.
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 | Lisa
Jun 15, 2007 1:29 PM
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| I always meant to watch this one as my mum deemed it blasphemous and wouldn't allow it in the house, I guess I just never got round to it. Thanks for reminding me Ben I'll throw it on the list. |
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