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C$ 3 million (Canada) [3] Jesus of Montreal ( French: Jésus de Montréal) is a 1989 Canadian comedy drama film written and directed by Denys Arcand, and starring Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening and Johanne-Marie Tremblay. The film tells the story of a group of actors in Montreal who perform a Passion play in a Quebec church (the film ...
- $4.2 million
- Roger Frappier, Pierre Gendron, Monique Létourneau
Sep 20, 2009 · Jésus de Montréal (Jesus of Montreal) Denys Arcand’s Jésus de Montréal is a provocative satire about an actor whose life increasingly comes to resemble that of Jesus during a production of the Passion Play. An exploration of spirituality in an age of materialism and consumerism, the film won two major prizes at the Cannes Film Festival ...
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Jesus of Montreal is a 1989 Canadian comedy drama film written and directed by Denys Arcand, and starring Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening and Johanne-Marie Tremblay. The film tells the story of a group of actors in Montreal who perform a Passion play in a Quebec church , combining religious belief with unconventional theories on a ...
It's interesting the way Arcand makes this work as theology and drama at the same time; in a sense, "Jesus of Montreal" is a movie about the theater, not about religion. If you go to the movie, pay close attention to Bluteau in the title role. He is considered the most powerful actor to come out of Canada in years, with his emaciated good looks ...
Jesus of Montreal is an inventive, witty, and illuminating religious work of art. It is a telling critique of institutionalized Christianity and a savage assault on the hallowed idols of modern western society. The DVD has biographies of the five main actors and the theatrical trailer. An inventive, witty, and illuminating religious work of art ...
Actor (Girard). Jesus of Montreal ★★★½ Jesus de Montreal 1989 (R)A vagrant young actor (stage-trained Canadian star Bluteau) is hired by a Montreal priest to produce a fresh interpretation of an Easter passion play. Taking the good book at its word, he produces a contemporized literal telling that captivates audiences, inflames the men ...
Rated: 1.5/4 • May 9, 2023. Nov 30, 2022. Rated: B+ • Jun 13, 2011. This unconventional Canadian film focuses on an acting troupe hired to stage a Passion play about the life of Jesus. Led by ...
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