The Last Temptation of Christ - Criterion Collection
by Martin Scorsese
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Actor: Harvey Keitel, Paul Greco, Steve Shill, Verna Bloom, Willem DafoeDirector: Martin Scorsese
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled)
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 163 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-04-25
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Criterion
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Movie Review: The most spiritual movie ever made
Summary: 5 Stars
The Last Temptation of Christ shows Christ as one who struggled, and some Christians find that blasphemous. Isn't it ironic that in the bible, Jews had Christ crucified for blasphemy, and now some Christians would have Scorsese excoriated for blasphemy?
Christ was revolutionary, and this movie gets that accross with more impact by straying from the familiar biblical account. Some wrong ideas are given voice in the course of this story, but not sympathetically. We learn in this movie that the truth is important and to be careful what voices we follow, and for that wisdom we look... where?
The Last Temptation of Christ suggests that God is to be discovered, not taught. If we wrote down what we discovered, we might all of us be bible writers. Is that blasphemy?
Summary of The Last Temptation of Christ - Criterion Collection
It isn't difficult to imagine why this 1988 retelling of the Crucifixion story was picketed vociferously upon release--this Jesus bears little resemblance to the classical Christ, who was not, upon careful review of the Gospels, ever reported to have had sex with Barbara Hershey. Heavily informed by Gnostic reinterpretations of the Passion, The Last Temptation of Christ (based rather strictly on Nikos Kazantzakis's novel of the same name) is surely worth seeing for the controversy and blasphemous content alone, but it's difficult to find in skittish chain video stores. But the "last temptation" of the title is nothing overtly naughty--rather, it's the seduction of the commonplace; the desire to forgo following a "calling" in exchange for domestic security. Willem Dafoe interprets Jesus as spacy, indecisive, and none too charismatic (though maybe that's just Dafoe himself), but his Sermon on the Mount is radiant with visionary fire; a bit less successful is method actor Harvey Keitel, who gives the internally conflicted Judas a noticeable Brooklyn accent, and doesn't bring much imagination to a role that demands a revisionist's approach. Despite director Martin Scorsese's penchant for stupid camera tricks, much of the desert footage is simply breathtaking, even on small screen. Ultimately, Last Temptation is not much more historically illuminating than Monty Python's Life of Brian, but hey, if it's authenticity you're after, try Gibbon's. --Miles BethanyAt last, Martin Scorsese's most personal masterpiece can be seen outside of the controversy it engendered, and be seen for what it is: a l5-year labor of love. Nikos Kazantzakis' landmark novel comes to breathtaking life in this moving and spiritual film. The all-star cast includes Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Harry Dean Stanton, David Bowie, and Willem Dafoe as Jesus. Criterion is proud to present this cinematic treasure in an exclusive Director Approved special edition.
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