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The gospel according to St. Matthew /

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The film is different from other cinematic depictions of the life of Christ in that there is no screenplay per se. Pasolini limited himself to the account by Matthew; only words written by the Saint are employed. No additional dialogue was written and only scenes described by Matthew are shown. Pa...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Vangelo secondo Matteo (Motion picture).
Corporate Authors: Arco Film, Lux cie cinematographique de France, Hollywood Home Theatre
Other Authors: Pasolini, Pier Paolo, 1922-1975, Bini, Alfredo, 1926-2010, Irazoqui, Enrique, Caruso, Margherita, Pasolini, Susanna, Morante, Marcello, 1916-, Socrate, Mario, 1920-
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Language Notes:English dubbed version.
Published: Hollywood, CA : Hollywood Home Theatre, [1982?]
Subjects:
Bible films.
Bible. > Matthew > Drama.
Jesus Christ > Drama.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, French.
Motion pictures, Italian.
Feature films.
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Summary:The film is different from other cinematic depictions of the life of Christ in that there is no screenplay per se. Pasolini limited himself to the account by Matthew; only words written by the Saint are employed. No additional dialogue was written and only scenes described by Matthew are shown. Pasolini used no professional actors (his mother plays the older Mary) and he dedicated his film "to the dear familiar memory of John XXIII."
Item Description:Originally release as a motion picture in 1964.
A foreign film (Italy).
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (136 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Audience:MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Tonini Delli Colli ; editor, Nino Baragli ; music, Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sergej Prokofiev and Anton Webern ; costumes, Danilo Donati.