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The film tells the story of a group of actors in Montreal who perform a Passion play in a Quebec church (the film uses the grounds of Saint Joseph's Oratory on Mount Royal ), combining religious belief with unconventional theories on a historical Jesus.
May 25, 1990 · A group of actors perform a controversial Passion Play in Montreal, mirroring the life of Jesus and their own struggles. Directed by Denys Arcand, the film explores spirituality, love and social issues in a parable-like style.
- (7.6K)
- Drama, Romance
- Denys Arcand
- 1990-05-25
A film about a group of actors who rewrite the Passion play in a modern and subversive way, and face the consequences of their beliefs. Roger Ebert praises the film's passion, anger and originality, and the performance of Lothaire Bluteau as Daniel, the Christ figure.
This unconventional Canadian film focuses on an acting troupe hired to stage a Passion play about the life of Jesus. Led by Daniel (Lothaire Bluteau), the actors, all struggling with their own...
- (219)
- Denys Arcand
- R
- Lothaire Bluteau
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Directed by Denys Arcand. An inventive, witty, and illuminating religious work of art about a contemporary staging of the Passion play, the institutional church's reverence for the status quo, and the false gods of secularism. Film Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat.
May 25, 1990 · Jesus of Montreal. Nominated for an Oscar this year as Best Foreign Film, this Canadian gem, from writer-director Denys Arcand (The Decline of the American Empire), is a sharply perceptive satire ...