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- Jésus de Montréal is widely considered one of the best Canadian films ever made. It won two major prizes at the Cannes Film Festival and 12 Genie Awards, including best screenplay, director, actor and motion picture.
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Jesus of Montreal won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival and swept the 11th Genie Awards, winning 12 prizes, including Best Motion Picture, Best Director for Arcand, and the Golden Reel Award.
Sep 20, 2009 · It won two major prizes at the Cannes Film Festival and 12 Genie Awards, including best screenplay, director, actor and motion picture. It also won the Golden Reel Award as the highest-grossing Canadian film of the year and received nominations for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards, BAFTA Awards and Golden Globes.
Oct 3, 2018 · Jesus of Montreal was a huge critical success and it won multiple awards in prestigious festivals. In Cannes, it won 2 Jury Prizes and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars and at the Golden Globes.
Jul 18, 1990 · Jesus Of Montreal. Roger Ebert July 18, 1990. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. The Passion play has been a success for more than 40 years in the famous Montreal basilica, but the passage of time has made it seem old-fashioned, and modern audiences are growing restless. It's time for an overhaul.
Jesus of Montreal is a film about a play about Jesus of Nazareth. Upon returning from extended travels in the east, an out-of-work Montreal theatre actor, Daniel Coulombe, is commissioned by a Catholic priest to modernize and rejuvenate the annual production of the Passion Play for Saint Joseph’s Oratory.
Jesus of Montreal won the Grand Prize of the Jury at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival and gained 12 Genies, the Canadian equivalents of the Academy Awards.
Told with sharp humour and heart, the film received critical acclaim and won numerous awards, including the Genie for Best Picture and the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
