Christ's life is presented with respect for the traditional religious doctrine of the Church, but Pasolini's trademark naturalism "humanizes" his subject and makes him his own. The documentary-style camera captures Christ's meetings with the men who were to become his disciples, the Last Supper, the betrayal by Judas, and the Crucifixion. The impassioned music of Bach, Mozart, and Prokofiev lends a further aura of spiritual intensity to the proceedings.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Note: This release features the Extended Black-and-White Version and Color Version.
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
(Unspecified) - Italian
Subtitles - English - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: Legend Films Trailers
Text/Photo Galleries:
Filmographies: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Biographies: Pier Paolo Pasolini

Distributor Notes: Pier Paolo Pasolini's masterpiece comes to life in color for the first time in this beautifully told film about the life of Jesus Christ according to St. Matthew.

Source: Legend Films

Enrique Irazoque: 
Susanna Pasolini: Italian Actress
Mario Socrate: Actor
Marcello Morante: Italian Actor
Margherita Caruso: Italian Actress

Pier Paolo Pasolini: Director/Writer/Theorist

Alfredo Bini: Producer

Pier Paolo Pasolini: Director/Writer/Theorist

Nino Baragli: Editor, FRED & GINGER (1986)

"...Reverential, beautifully shot....Pasolini uses sound and music ingeniously....The landscapes are stunning..."