It's Christmas! The perfect time to look at the story of Jesus of Nazareth, whose birth is celebrated. For centuries we have seen it play leading roles in Christian art: paintings, mosaics, sculptures, stained glass windows, icons…
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A skinny silhouette, a beard, long hair… Cinema and its large gallery of universal superheroes wasted no time in taking on the charisma, miracles and sufferings of Jesus of Nazareth. To the point of sometimes unleashing violent reactions from fundamentalists and the Church, shouting here and there “sacrilege” or “blasphemy”.
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Jesus, inexhaustible source of cinematographic inspiration
Very committed The Gospel according to Saint Matthew first in a series of films shot in Matera (Italy) and directed by Marxist director Pier Paolo Pasolini making Jesus a revolutionary, bloody icon The Passion of Christ by Mel Gibson. Of a very human incarnation in The last temptation of Christ from Catholic Martin Scorsese to burlesque Brian's life from Monty Python: in the cinema, Jesus is a superstar.
But where did Hollywood get its inspiration? Does the imaginary figure shown on the screen correspond to the true appearance of the son of God? These are the questions posed by the documentary directed by Norbert Busé, by dissecting the filming.
until Wednesday 25, 11:15 p.m.
