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The Last Temptation of Christ

Screening on Film
Directed by Martin Scorsese.
With Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey.
US , 1988, 35mm, color, 164 min.

While Scorsese’s faithful adaptation of the Nikos Kazantzakis novel is a controversial telling of the Christ story, for many believers and nonbelievers alike this exploration of the man behind the myth is considered a true article of faith. Dafoe delivers a brilliant portrayal of a Jesus who, uncertain whether the voices he hears are from God or Satan, is locked in an agonizing battle with his own destiny. A labor of love many years in the planning, Scorsese’s epic work is an elegant and thought-provoking treatise on spirituality and existence.

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