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The Gospel According to St. Matthew (Vangelo secondo Matteo, Il) - Movie Download

Plot

Dedicated to the memory of Pope John XXIII, Pasolini's remarkable film is a moving and surprisingly reverent biographical drama.

The birth, life, teachings and death on the cross of Jesus Christ are presented almost as a cine-verite documentary. Paolini's second feature seemd a strange choice for such a revolutionary director, but it is an attempt to take Christ out of the opulent church and present him as an outcast Italian peasant. Applying Neo-Realist methods, the director shot the film in Calabria, using the expressive faces of non-professionals including that of his mother as the Virgin Mary. The Gospel According to St. Matthew is considewred the greatest screen version of the 'greatest story ever told' and this freshly re-mastered version brings the film to life in a way that has never been seen before.

Customer Comments

  • Reviewer: mochito on 12-Sep-2008
    The most realistic and credible depiction of Jesus' story ever shown !!

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