Chinese Version
Il Vangelo Secondo Matteo (Italy/France)
The Gospel According to St. Matthew
A biography of Jesus
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Cast: Enrique Irazoque Margherita Caruso Susanna Pasolini
Footage: 135min
Year: 1964
Pier Paolo Pasolini pulls off the not inconsiderable trick of imbuing the familiar Biblical story with Pasolini's own special brand of Marxism. The film eschews the usual Hollywoodized reverence afforded religious stories, opting for a near-documentary approach with nonprofessionals in the leading roles.
Christ and his followers are depicted as gentle radicals working against the grain of the unjust Roman power structure！and despite this flirtation with charges of blasphemy, the film is more spiritually faithful to the writings of St. Matthew than most "straight" approaches to the material. Typically offbeat Pasolini touches include having Satan disguise himself as a Catholic priest, and the casting of the director's own mother as the Virgin Mary.
References:
THE HOLY GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO SAINT MATTHEW
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