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La vie de Jesus [Masters of Cinema] [DVD] [1997]

3.6 out of 5 stars 5 customer reviews

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  • Actors: David Douche, Marjorie Cottreel
  • Directors: Bruno Dumont
  • Format: Dolby, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language: French
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Eureka Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 21 July 2008
  • Run Time: 96 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0019Z65S6
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 67,742 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

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One of the great debut films of recent times, Bruno Dumont's La vie de Jésus [The Life of Jesus] presents life's brutality and exhilaration played out by turns within the quarters of a tiny Flemish country town. Here, positioned in relative isolation from the rest of so-called cultural Europe, the connections between individuals will take on a physical power inflected by boredom, by desperation, and by urges as raw as the earth. Freddy and Marie (played by David Douche and Marjorie Cottreel in astonishing performances) are two teenagers with their futures uncertain and their present undefined. They ride motorbikes, they have sex communication like any other sort. But in their hometown of Bailleul in Flanders, where news from the world-at-large disappears just as quickly as it drifts in, death proves to be inescapable, and decidedly permanent. As the film's powerful climax unfolds, the viewer will come away with his or her own interpretation of how the life of Christ has figured into the story of Freddy and Marie a contemplation on the magnitude of mercy. With its frank, honest depictions of the body in the course of the sexual act, La vie de Jésus announced the emergence of a powerful philosophical intelligence and a master of dramatic control onto the scene of world cinema. Winner of the prestigious BFI Sutherland Trophy, Camera d'Or at Cannes, the Prix Jean Vigo, European Discovery of the Year at the European Film Awards, amongst many others, The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Bruno Dumont's feature debut for the first time on home video in the UK in a director-approved edition. ---Special Features--- *New anamorphic 2.35:1 transfer in the original aspect ratio *New and improved optional English subtitles *Original French trailer *Full-colour 40-page booklet including a lengthy interview with Dumont on the making of the film, and Dumont's work-notes created during production, in new English translations.

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Wonderful depressing film. As a picture of Northern France it is not exactly delivering the same message as say Bienvenue chez les ch'tis ! Boredom and racism among a group of weird-looking ,aimless youngsters astride noisy mopeds are very well depicted. I found the protagonist played by Daniel Douche disturbing and impressive. All the more disturbing if you do some research about what happened to this actor in real life after making this film...
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One of the best movie experiences i've had to date. I'll always remember it because it was different to anything i've seen before.
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This is not a simple film. It is slow and some may think nothin happens. Bot not what is said is always the message, somtimes there are looks that say a lot.
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good
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A really very ugly cast (with two exceptions)and a miserable , boring, unrealisfic film.

I don't know what else to say about this nonsense.
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