- Actors: Enrique Irazoqui, Margherita Caruso, Susanna Pasolini, Marcello Morante, Mario Socrate
- Directors: Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Writers: Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Producers: Alfredo Bini
- Format: PAL
- Language Italian
- Subtitles: English
- Region: All Regions
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.77:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: U
- Studio: Tartan
- DVD Release Date: 23 Sep 2002
- Run Time: 136 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00006G9XK
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 35,918 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Wally Hammond Film Notes
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DVD 5
Italian
Region 0
Dolby Digital Italian
Dolby Digital
Star And Director Filmographies
Scene Selection
Wally Hammond Film Notes
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
the power and the passion,
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This review is from: The Gospel According To St. Matthew [1967] [DVD] (DVD)
This was the film that got me into film 40 years ago.I still vividly recall the effect it had on me all those years ago, and I named my firstborn Matthew in tribute. I am a faith-free person however, and had not seen the film since I was 16, until now. It retained all its power and passion, despite being monochrome and subtitled. The music is inspired, the acting always strong, and the direction unquestionably emotional, conjuring love and fear. For an atheist this has been a devotional experience, and a reminder of film as it should be, raw, brave, humane.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Tthe best film about Jesus ever made.,
By PygmyTwylyte (Citizen of the world) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Gospel According To St. Matthew [1967] [DVD] (DVD)
Pasolini was a gay,Marxist atheist who made the best film there is about Jesus and dedicated it to Pope John XXIII.The Almighty does indeed move in mysterious ways.It was filmed in southern Italy with a mostly amateur cast,and the locations are great(the scenes where Jesus is tempted by Satan were filmed on the volcanic wastes of Mount Etna)-fans of Mel Gibson's "The Passion" will note that both films were shot in the same village. The character of Jesus is played by an actor who is quite short in stature,though his eyes could probably burn a hole in steel.This emphasis on Jesus' humanity is the dominant theme in the film,even though it sets out to depict Matthew's Gospel word for word,including miracles. Soundtrack is great,from "Missa Luba" to US blues and gospel. Compared to Hollywood attempts at a film about Jesus,this is head and shoulders above them.The only other film about Jesus you should consider buying(or watching)is Scorcese's "Last Temptation Of Christ"-and that would probably never have been made without Pasolini's example and inspiration.
29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An extraordinary and challenging film, with subtitles.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Gospel According to St. Matthew [VHS] [1967] (VHS Tape)
Cinematographically this is a quite extraordinary, deeply religious and visually challenging film. The choice of locations, inventive use of music, and above all the casting (the faces are extraordinary) makes this a film which we will watch time and time again. Pasolini has always been controversial - he brings to the subject matter subtle, interesting and powerful viewpoints. Perhaps the film would be viewed by more non-Italian speakers if it was advised that the video has English sub-titles.
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