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Summary:

"A biblical epic that only the Marxist dissident Pier Paolo Pasolini could make, this intensely faithful adaptation of Saint Matthew's Gospel depicts the life and teachings of Jesus Christ (Enrique Irazoqui, a Spanish economics student and Communist activist), whose unwavering compassion for the poor and defiant condemnation of moral hypocrisy make him a perhaps unexpected embodiment of the director's own worldview. Stunningly shot amid the timeless landscapes of southern Italy and set to a soundtrack that encompasses everything from Bach to Black spirituals, The Gospel According to Matthew cuts past dogma and straight to the core of Jesus's radical humanism."--Publisher's website.

Contributors:

Pasolini, Pier Paolo, 1922-1975 , film director, screenwriter

Bini, Alfredo, 1926-2010 , film producer

Irazoqui, Enrique , actor

Caruso, Margherita, 1950- , actor

Pasolini, Susanna , actor

Morante, Marcello, 1916-2005 , actor

Socrate, Mario, 1920-2012 , actor

Delli Colli, Tonino , director of photography

Baragli, Nino , editor of moving image work

Bacalov, Luis , composer

Criterion Collection (Firm) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

Italian
English

Language Notes:

Italian dialogue; English subtitles.

Main Work:

Vangelo secondo Matteo (Motion picture)

Included Works:

Scouting in Palestine

Related Series:

Criterion collection

Subjects:

Matthew, the Apostle, Saint — Drama

Jesus Christ — Drama

Bible — Matthew — Drama

Jesus Christ

Matthew, the Apostle, Saint

Bible — Matthew

Bible

Genres:

Motion pictures

Drama

Feature films

Fiction films

Bible films

Film adaptations

System Details:

Blu-ray; region A; mono.

Performers:

Cast: Enrique Irazoqui, Margherita Caruso, Susanna Pasolini, Marcello Morante, Mario Socrate, Ferruccio Nuzzo, Otello Sestili, Alessandro Tasca, Paola Tedesco.

Production Credits:

Cinematography, Tonino Delli Colli ; editing, Nino Baragli ; music, Luis Bacalov.

General Notes:

Title from container.
Based on the Gospel of Matthew.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1964.
Wide screen (1.85:1)
Special features: New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; Scouting in Palestine, a documentary of Pasolini's 1963 travels to Palestine to find locations for the Gospel according to Matthew, where he, a newsreel photographer, and a Catholic priest sojourn from village to village with Pasolini making improvised observations and commentary; trailer.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (137 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; mono; sound

Film Characteristics:

1.85:1; wide screen

Digital Characteristics:

video file; Blu-ray; region A

Call Numbers:

GOS 1964 BLU

ISBNs:

9798886070385 (set)

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515284417 (set)
Publisher Number, The Criterion Collection: CC3462BD (set)
Publisher Number, The Criterion Collection: CC3462BD-4 (disc 004)

OCLC Numbers:

1390101593