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'''The Last Temptation of Christ''' (1988) is a feature film (sound, color, 164m), directed by [[Martin Scorsese]]. | |||
~ [[Screenplay]] by [[Paul Schrader]], after [[O teleutaios peirasmos (1951 Kazantzakis), novel]]. | |||
~ [[Film Music]] by [[Peter Gabriel]] (the composers developed the soundtrack into a music album released in 1989: see [[Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ (1989 Gabriel), film music]]) | |||
==Abstract== | |||
In this postmodern vision of Kazantzakis’ novel, Jesus is presented as tormented by the burden of his mission, struggling with accepting what God is asking of him, and tempted by earthly love and sexuality. | |||
Jesus first meets the Devil in the desert where he appears to him in the form of a snake, a lion, a pillar of fire and an apple tree. Jesus does not see his face but hears his voice. In the last temptation Satan appears to him on the cross as a young girl angel (Juliette Carton). She tells him that God loves him and wants him to be happy. She helps him down from the cross and he meets up with Mary Magdalene and makes love. He then goes to to live a comfortable life in a cabin with a couple of wives and children. Towards the end of his life, Jesus is told by Judas (Harvey Keitel) he has been a traitor and that the little girl angel was actually Satan, who tricked him into an ordinary domestic life and he has not fulfilled his destiny of sacrificing himself and bringing salvation to all. Jesus cries out “Let me be your son” and he’s instantly back on the cross, fulfilling his destiny, having overcome the last temptation. | |||
==Cast== | |||
* [[Willem Dafoe]] = [[Jesus of Nazareth]] | |||
* [[Harvey Keitel]] = [[Judas Iscariot]] | |||
* [[Barbara Hershey]] = [[Mary Magdalene]] | |||
* [[Harry Dean Stanton]] = [[Paul of Tarsus]] | |||
* [[David Bowie]] = [[Pontius Pilate]] | |||
* [[Steve Shill]] = [[Roman Centurion]] | |||
* [[Verna Bloom]] = [[Mary of Nazareth]] | |||
* [[Roberts Blossom]] = Aged Master | |||
* [[Barry Miller]] = Jeroboam | |||
* [[Gary Basaraba]] = [[Andrew]] | |||
* [[Irvin Kershner]] = [[Zebedee]] | |||
* [[Victor Argo]] = [[Peter]] | |||
* [[Paul Herman]] = [[Philip the Apostle|Philip]] | |||
* [[John Lurie]] = [[James son of Zebedee|James]] | |||
* [[Michael Been]] = [[John]] | |||
* [[Leo Burmester]] = [[Bartholomew]] | |||
* [[Andre Gregory]] = [[John the Baptist]] | |||
* [[Alan Rosenberg]] = [[Thomas]] | |||
* [[Nehemiah Persoff]] = Rabbi | |||
* [[Peter Berling]] = Beggar | |||
* [[Leo Marks]] = Voice of [[Satan]] | |||
* [[Juliette Caton]] = Girl Angel ([[Devil]]) | |||
* [[Martin Scorsese]] (''uncredited'') = [[Isaiah]] | |||
==Production== | |||
Produced and released in the United States (1988). | |||
==External links== | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Temptation_of_Christ_%28film%29 Wiki.en] / [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095497/ Imdb] | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:48, 16 September 2023
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) is a feature film (sound, color, 164m), directed by Martin Scorsese.
~ Screenplay by Paul Schrader, after O teleutaios peirasmos (1951 Kazantzakis), novel.
~ Film Music by Peter Gabriel (the composers developed the soundtrack into a music album released in 1989: see Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ (1989 Gabriel), film music)
Abstract
In this postmodern vision of Kazantzakis’ novel, Jesus is presented as tormented by the burden of his mission, struggling with accepting what God is asking of him, and tempted by earthly love and sexuality.
Jesus first meets the Devil in the desert where he appears to him in the form of a snake, a lion, a pillar of fire and an apple tree. Jesus does not see his face but hears his voice. In the last temptation Satan appears to him on the cross as a young girl angel (Juliette Carton). She tells him that God loves him and wants him to be happy. She helps him down from the cross and he meets up with Mary Magdalene and makes love. He then goes to to live a comfortable life in a cabin with a couple of wives and children. Towards the end of his life, Jesus is told by Judas (Harvey Keitel) he has been a traitor and that the little girl angel was actually Satan, who tricked him into an ordinary domestic life and he has not fulfilled his destiny of sacrificing himself and bringing salvation to all. Jesus cries out “Let me be your son” and he’s instantly back on the cross, fulfilling his destiny, having overcome the last temptation.
Cast
- Willem Dafoe = Jesus of Nazareth
- Harvey Keitel = Judas Iscariot
- Barbara Hershey = Mary Magdalene
- Harry Dean Stanton = Paul of Tarsus
- David Bowie = Pontius Pilate
- Steve Shill = Roman Centurion
- Verna Bloom = Mary of Nazareth
- Roberts Blossom = Aged Master
- Barry Miller = Jeroboam
- Gary Basaraba = Andrew
- Irvin Kershner = Zebedee
- Victor Argo = Peter
- Paul Herman = Philip
- John Lurie = James
- Michael Been = John
- Leo Burmester = Bartholomew
- Andre Gregory = John the Baptist
- Alan Rosenberg = Thomas
- Nehemiah Persoff = Rabbi
- Peter Berling = Beggar
- Leo Marks = Voice of Satan
- Juliette Caton = Girl Angel (Devil)
- Martin Scorsese (uncredited) = Isaiah
Production
Produced and released in the United States (1988).
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- Feature Films
- Screenplays
- Film Music
- English language--1980s
- Historical Jesus Studies--1980s
- Historical Jesus Studies--Fiction
- Historical Jesus Studies--English
- Jesus of Nazareth (subject)
- Jesus of Nazareth--fiction (subject)
- Jesus of Nazareth--cinema (subject)
- Judas Iscariot--cinema (subject)
- Mary Magdalene--cinema (subject)
- Mary of Nazareth--cinema (subject)
- Andrew--cinema (subject)
- Philip the Apostle--cinema (subject)
- Peter--cinema (subject)
- John--cinema (subject)
- John the Baptist--cinema (subject)
- Lazarus--cinema (subject)
- Thomas--cinema (subject)
- Pilate--cinema (subject)
- Paul of Tarsus--cinema (subject)
- Devil--cinema (subject)
- Married Jesus (subject)
- Jesus Survival (subject)
- Jesus Hidden Years (subject)
- Top 1980s
- Fiction--Top 1980s
- English language--Top 1980s
- Historical Jesus Studies--Top 1980s
- Film Studies--1980s
- Film Studies--English
- Maltin, Best Films
- 1942 * Scorsese, Martin (director) USA
- 1975 * Caton, Juliette (actor) USA
- Bible (film subject)
- Jesus of Nazareth (film subject)