The Passion of the Christ: Directed by Mel Gibson. With Jim Caviezel, Maia Morgenstern, Christo Jivkov, Francesco De Vito. Depicts the final twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem.
Back in 2003, I was not ready for The Passion of the Christ as a work of sacred cinema. It was worlds away from any biblical movie that we had ever seen. Unlike most prior biblical films, it wasn’t hokey, affected or surreal. But I was also not ready fo
In the thirteenth century other incidents from the Passion story, including Jesus' trial, his journey to the site of the Crucifixion, and his slow death on the cross were added to these sung and chanted dramas. The addition of these dramatic elements to Good Friday church services also ...
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1.the sufferings of Christ from the Last Supper to his death on the cross 2.any of the four Gospel accounts of this 3.a musical setting of this Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005 The following article is fromThe Great Soviet Encyclopedia(1979). It ...
Byline: ALLEGRA DONNIT'S one of the most moving scenes in Mel Gibson's controversial The Passion of the Christ: Mary Magdalene, played by Italian actress Monica Bellucci, is kneeling in the sand, dressed in rags, her haunted eyes gazing up in horror as she comes to pray at the blood-...
which looked like holy cards brought to life. I remember my grin when Time magazine noted thatJeffrey Hunter, starring as Christ in “King of Kings” (1961), had shaved his armpits. (Not Hunter’s fault; the film’s Crucifixion scene had to be re-shot because preview audiences objected ...
I managed to see Mel Gibson’s “The Passion Of The Christ” last night and, guess what? —I have an opinion on it! Overall, the best word I can come up with to describe it is “powerful”. It was extremely moving (even though one of those “moving” feelings was nausea). I sit...
« The Fabian path to homosexual marriage | Main | Lenten break » A debate on “The Passion” An exchange a few days ago about violence in movies, particularly that of The Passion: LA to several correspondents: I’m thinking of seeing The Passion of the Christ the day it opens...
After a bloody crucifixion, a young man chosen by his church to portray Jesus Christ in an Easter Sunday Passion Play prepares to go onstage for his big resurrection scene. But before he can bring the Son of God back to life, this actor ...See more Read more: Plot summary Director...