Il vangelo secondo Matteo : The gospel according to Saint Matthew /

Dramatic depiction of the life of Christ as an outcast Italian peasant. Applies Neo-Realist methods to shoot non-professional actors and uses only the words written by Saint Matthew without additional dialogue or scenes.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Vangelo secondo Matteo (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors:	Arco Film, Lux cie cinematographique de France, Water Bearer Films (Firm)
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 DVD
Language:	Italian
Language Notes:	In Italian with English subtitles.
Published:	[Chatsworth, Calif.] : Water Bearer Films, [2003]
Edition:	Uncut version.
Subjects:	Bible films. Bible. > Matthew > Drama. Jesus Christ > Drama. Foreign films. Motion pictures, French. Motion pictures, Italian. Feature films.

Description
Summary:	Dramatic depiction of the life of Christ as an outcast Italian peasant. Applies Neo-Realist methods to shoot non-professional actors and uses only the words written by Saint Matthew without additional dialogue or scenes.
Item Description:	Co-production of L'Arco Film, Roma and Lux cie cinematographique de France, Paris. "Pier Paolo Pasolini: A Cinema of Poetry, a cultural initiative for the recovery, restoration and multimedia dissemination of the complete cinema works of Pier Paolo Pasolini"--Opening frames. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1964. A foreign film (Italy). Letterbox format. Special feature: Documentary: Pier Pasolini : a film maker's life. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (142 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD.
Audience:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:	Photography, Tonini Delli Colli ; music, Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sergej Prokofiev, Anton Webern ; original gospel text, Pro Civitate Christiana-Assisi ; original music score, Luis E. Bacalov.