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Last Temptation of Christ Criterion Collection DVD
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Release Date: 4/18/2000
 Original Release: 1988
 Format: DVD Widescreen
 Length: 164 minutes
 Rating: R (MPAA)
 Rating Reason: (Reason unavailable)
 UPC: 715515010528
 Studio: Criterion Collection
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Featuring: David Bowie, Harry Dean Stanton, Barbara Hershey, Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel

Categories: Dramas, Religion, Good Vs. Evil, Evangelism, Social Issues, Recommended, Surreal, Theatrical Release, Essential Cinema
Description
This striking vision from the mind of director Martin Scorsese offers an allegorical interpretation of the last days of Jesus Christ, based on the book by Nikos Kazantzakis. Based strictly on Kazantzakis's book, the film has a very different focus than past portraits of the "Messiah." This Jesus (Willem Defoe) is a man wracked with doubt over his position among his followers and fear of the role God has chosen for him, as well as the pain that must accompany it. He is unsure whether the messages he receives come from God or Satan, and he is tempted by a mortal life filled with earthly possessions and sensual love, resulting in a controversial, though genuinely sympathetic, account of Christianity's most revered figure.

Scorsese establishes a dreamlike mood by combining Michael Ballhaus's photography with a transcendent soundtrack by Peter Gabriel in order to fully explore the idea that perhaps Jesus was both God and man. Rather than train his assembled cast to deliver their lines in historically accurate dialects, Scorsese lets each individual speak with their true accent, which makes for an initially jarring, yet eventually moving, experience. In addition to Defoe, Barbara Hershey, David Bowie, and Harvey Keitel all deliver sincere performances that fulfill Scorsese's vision even more completely.

DVD Features


Region 1
Keep Case
Single Side - Dual Layer - RSDL
Anamorphic Widescreen -
1.85
Letterbox -
1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Behind the Scenes
Audio Commentary: Martin Scorsese - Director, William DaFoe - Star, Paul Schrader - Screenwriter, Jay Cocks - Writer
Production Interviews: Peter Gabriel - Compose
Text/Photo Galleries:
Production Art
Stills/Photos:
1. Musical Instruments used in Film
2. Costume Designs
3. Research Materials

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Awards
No Award information currently available


Technical Specifications
  • Noise Reduction - Dolby
  • Recording Mode - Dolby Surround AC-3
  • Digital Process - Digitally Processed
  • Closed Captioned
  • Color - Color
  • Widescreen
  • Additional Information - Criterion Collection
Reviews
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Average Rating: 3.17 / 5
Number of Reviews: 3 (view all)
0.5 / 5  Posted on August 25, 2008
Reviewed by: MCBD

Give A Little Whistle.....'Tweet-Tweet!'..... And Always Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide...... In the animated DISNEY classic 'PINNOCHIO' (1940) all that the little, wooden puppet-boy had to do...
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5 / 5  Posted on June 18, 2008
Reviewed by: Jarrod

'The Last Temptation of Christ' is such a profoundly spiritual film that I often wonder why Christian bigots (notably the Catholic Defense League) went to such great lengths to condemn it, even...
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4 / 5  Posted on June 15, 2007
Reviewed by: Movie Addict

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...
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