The life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. Pasolini shows Christ as a marxist avant-la-lettre and therefore uses half of the text of Matthew.
A fierce magnesium flame of a movie.
Put very briefly, this austere, realistic, literal adaptation of the first gospel (made in 1964 by the great gay communist poet and film-maker who was murdered 38 years ago) is the cinema's most impressive biblical movie to date.
Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh from Friday March 22, 2013, until Tuesday March 26, 2013. More info: www.edinburghplayhouse.org.uk
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