Passion according to matthew muke po mati is a 1975 yugoslavian film directed by lordan zafranovic. Matthew was released in 1964, it was dedicated to the dear, joyous, familiar memory of pope john xxiii. The passion in the gospel of matthew throughout his gospel, matthew follows closely the storyline of his primary source mark but still colors that story with themes characteristic of his gospel. Just as prayer is hard to get right in a movie, so too are most. Pasolinis brilliant passion play presents the messiah as emerging from the landscape, and out of marxist ideology, writes peter. April 9, 2017 the passion according to st matthew on vimeo. Pasolinis brilliant passion play presents the messiah as emerging from the landscape, and out of marxist ideology, writes peter bradshaw. A beautiful new restoration of pasolinis masterpiece. Some of the most intriguing artistic tributes to faith and religion come from nonbelievers. The passion matthews gospel the passion of jesus christ. Pretty often you get to see american jesus in movies like willem. It is a cinematic rendition of the story of jesus christ according to the gospel of saint matthew, from the nativity through the resurrection. The passion according to matthew year a, jerusalem bible this is the website of richard m healey.
Raised catholic by very catholic pre vatican council parents. The only possible explanation is the passion of its maker. Which leads us to why its so difficult to make a properly plausible religious film. Il vangelo secondo matteo is a 1964 italian biographical drama film directed by pier paolo pasolini. Matthew is a 1964 italian biographical drama film directed by pier paolo pasolini. At the 1975 pula film festival it received awards for. Il vangelo secondo matteo the gospel according to st. Pasolini liked to use amateur actors in his films but all the actors still do a very fine job in this film. Matthew 1964 directed by pier paolo pasolini, the film its italian title is il vangelo secondo matteo is a 1964 drama of the story of jesus based on saint matthew s account. Matthew much to the discomfort of pasolini, who didnt want matthew designated as a saint. The gospel according to saint matthew film the guardian. At the 1975 pula film festival it received awards for directing, cinematography and creativity the film stars boris cavazza as matthew.
The film starts at the nativity and runs through the resurrection. In 2015, the vatican city newspaper losservatore romano called it the best film on christ ever made. A decade later, the passion still raises questions of antisemitism. The gospel according to matthew 1964 trailer youtube. Matthew passion, a film that quite simply combines a display in black and white of sacred paintings with music from the oratorio, the passion according to saint matthew, of. It was written by mirko kovac and lordan zafranovic and was produced by jadran film and croatia film. The result was his film the gospel according to st. The same is true of the passion story where matthew s account absorbs virtually all of marks story. Pasolinis brilliant passion play presents the messiah as emerging from the landscape, and out of marxist ideology. A decade later, the passion still raises questions of. Resurrection and not the cross is ground zero for christians, and the evolution of the passion story helps us to see why. In many ways, what makes pasolinis film so unusual is. This is april 9, 2017 the passion according to st matthew by first churchbedford, ma on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who.
Hear the passion of our lord jesus christ, according to matthew. My relationship with jesus had been torturous at best. Everything about it is so real that i remember the first time i saw it, i felt i had met jesus. Matthew 1964, which was filmed mostly in the poor, desolate italian district of basilicata.
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