Pasolinis brilliant passion play presents the messiah as emerging from the landscape, and out of marxist ideology. As a result, the movies depiction of christ and his ministry is excellent. The gospel according to saint matthew film by pasolini. Matthew is a 1964 italian biographical drama film directed by pier paolo pasolini. Reading matthew is enjoyable, but seeing it dramatized is especially a delight. I watched the extended black and white version of legend films disc of the gospel according to st. With richard kiley, bruce marchiano, gerrit schoonhoven, dawid minnaar. Rating is available when the video has been rented. I saw il vangelo secondo matteo on easter and this is a perfect easter movie. Full bible movie the gospel of matthew the visual bible. Matthew 1964, which was filmed mostly in the poor, desolate italian district of basilicata. As his story unfolds, the centuries melt away and we are intimately involved in the life of jesus.
If you compare this film with all movies made up to 1964, then i would give this italian blackandwhite film 5 out of 5 stars. The gospel according to st matthew 1964 italian 1080p bluray h264 aacvxt. Pasolini used the techniques of italian neorealism and cinema verite to film his retelling of the gospel. Introducing then unknown actor, bruce marchiano, in the role of jesus, what emerged in this fully dramatized adaptation of the gospel was a conventionshattering presentation of jesus as a man of exultant joy. And he cast ordinary farmers and working people, and even his own mother to star in the movie. Pasolinis masterpiece displays creativity through raw acting most of the actors were rural villagers with little professional training, the eclectic soundtrack featuring everything from bach concertos to. It opens with a shot of a pregnant mary margherita. The gospel according to saint matthew film the guardian. Pier paolo pasolinis superb direction uses italian neorealism to paint a beautiful but stark. As jesus travels along the coast of the sea of galilee, he gradually gathers. Matthew and was composed in greek, probably sometimes after 70 ce, and borrows heavily from the earlier gospel according to mark. True to its claim, this dvd stays strictly with the text of the gospel according to matthew in the new testament of the bible. The gospel according to matthew 1964 trailer youtube. The story of jesus christ according to the apostle matthew is brought to life.
Matthew is the matter to which it handles the subject it depicts, it never succumbs to a specific bias. Pasolinis the gospel according to matthew with a bit of mark and isiah thrown in too looks a little less edgy these days. It is about four hours in length, so we watched it over a few nights beginning on easter sunday. Il vangelo secondo matteo note the word saint is missing in the italian title and was added to the anglophone release against pasolinis objections is a 1964 italian film directed by pier paolo pasolini.
Pasolini chose to film matthews gospel because, he said, john was too mystical, mark too. The result was his film the gospel according to st. A beautiful new restoration of pasolinis masterpiece. Another, slightly different version of these events may be found in the gospel according to luke. Top 10 biblical movies for easter and passover wtop. Pasolinis brilliant passion play presents the messiah as emerging from the landscape, and out of marxist ideology, writes peter.
Matthew 1964 pier paolo pasolinis biblical drama follows the life of jesus christ enrique irazoqui as depicted in the gospel of matthew from the new testament. Gospel according to matthew, first of the four new testament gospels and, with mark and luke, one of the three socalled synoptic gospels. A cast of nonactors local peasants, laborers, shopkeepers, and the like and location shooting in rural southern italy in the same region where gibson would. The visual bible the gospel of matthew full movie youtube.
Pier paolo pasolinis biblical drama follows the life of jesus christ enrique irazoqui as depicted in the gospel of matthew from the new testament. Matthew, gospel according to definition and meaning. He wrote the gospel of christ according to his own plans and aims, and from his own point of view, as did also the other evangelists. Forty years later, mel gibson would film the passion of the christ on the very same locations.
Watch the gospel according to matthew 1965 full movie online, the gospel according to matthew 1965 full movie streaming online in hd720p video quality, the gospel according to matthew 1965 full. Italian version of the life of jesus, directed by paolo pasolini. Much of the dialogue in the italian film hews closely to the text, which focuses on the teachings of jesus, including his parables, and on their revolutionary nature. Matthew much to the discomfort of pasolini, who didnt want matthew designated as a saint. The holy weekend is here, but you cant leave your house to worship. Much of the dialogue in the italian film hews closely to the text, which. The best thing to pier paolo pasolinis the gospel according to st.
Jesus is played by enrique irazoqui, a spanish economics student and communist organizer. Bible story animation king david movie full duration. The acting in the gospel according to matthew is well done, and the movie is a fitting and beautiful interpretation of the original gospel narrative. Word for word and verse by verse niv, the gospel according to matthew is 100% scripture. If you are old enough to remember the genesis projects new media bible back in 1979, a. This is not a reissue of pier paolo pasolinis masterpiece the gospel according to saint matthew. This account, which appears in chapter two, verses one through eighteen, has been reprinted below. A jesus film classic, matthew has been called one of the most landmark jesus movies of all time. The notion of basing a film on one of them, he wrote, threw in the shade all the other ideas for work i had in my head. The gospel according to st matthew 1964 720p brrip x264classics.
The author of this book was beyond a doubt the matthew, an apostle of our lord, whose name it bears. A motion picture which will be seen by the entire world up to the end of the world the life of jesus christ according to the gospel of matthew. Many films about the life of jesus christ exist but there is a reason as to why pier paolo pasolinis take happens to be the very best of. So what are some great easter and passover movies to watch at home.
The zen priest reflects on pasolinis gospel according to st matthew april 22, 2020 james ford patheos explore the. The film starts at the nativity and runs through the resurrection. Matthew the birth, life, teachings and death on the cross of jesus christ presented almost as a cinemaverite documentary. True to the text, the story never deviates from the biblical account. Matthew and enjoyed this grated pasolini superiorly to the lusty stories of the trilogy the canterbury tales and the arabian nights are rated nc17 or x while the decameron was rated r. It tells how israels messiah, rejected and executed in israel, pronounces judgement on israel and its leaders and becomes the salvation of the gentiles. Pasolini shows christ as a marxist avantlalettre and therefore uses half of the text of matthew. Matthew, the director pierl paolo pasolini, italy enrique irazoqui in the. A film that has served as an inspirational italian sample of filmmaking was the. Much of the dialogue in the italian film hews closely to the text, which focuses on the teachings of jesus, including his parables, and on. Matthew, by the italian director pier paolo pasolini, reveals how expressive periods of silence can be and how great music can ennoble scenes like those of christs persecution and agony on the cross. Matthew 1964 directed by pier paolo pasolini, the film its italian title is il vangelo secondo matteo is a 1964 drama of the story of jesus based on saint matthews account. Matthew stars enrique irazoqui, margherita caruso, susanna pasolini, marcello morante the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 16 min, and received a. Il vangelo secondo matteo is a 1964 italian biographical drama film directed by pier paolo pasolini.
Matthew 1964, which was filmed mostly in the poor, desolate italian district of basilicata, and its capital city, matera. Matthew is a 1964 film, shot documentarystyle, following the life of jesus christ according the book of matthew. Pasolinis version of the gospel, lauded by both arthouse audiences and religious groups, was shot in natural settings in southern italy, forsaking mythic grandeur in favor of a depiction that emphasizes the political radicalism of christs life, with a visual style that drew from contemporaneous documentary and renaissance painting alike. Nominated for three academy awards, the film takes christ out of the opulent church and presents him as an outcast italian peasant. The gospel according to matthew 1964 directed by pier. The gospel according to matthew is the first book of the new testament and one of the three synoptic gospels. Instead, it is a sumptuous visualization of the entire text of the gospel according to matthew produced by a group using the name the visual bible. With enrique irazoqui, margherita caruso, susanna pasolini, marcello morante.