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The Last Temptation of Christ 15 rating

Scorsese’s visually arresting interpretation of the life of Christ, featuring Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel and David Bowie.

Drama 1988 163 mins

Director: Martin Scorsese

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Overview

Scorsese’s fascinating variation on the religious film is one the director’s most visually and aurally adventurous films. Adapting Nikos Kazantzakis’ book, a radical reimagining of Biblical scripture that focuses on Christ’s human torment and temptations, Scorsese fuses the vivid colour of Hollywood epics with the gritty street realism of his stable performers such as Harvey Keitel and Victor Argo. The result is a brilliant evolution of the earthy naturalism of Pasolini’s religious films, driven by Scorsese’s faith and genuine passion for the subject.

And Scorsese’s eye for the perfect collaborator sees Peter Gabriel provide a stunning, world-music-infused soundtrack, while David Bowie puts in a typically idiosyncratic performance as Pontius Pilate. Greeted with controversy and suspicion upon its release, this mid-career classic can now cement its place as one of the filmmaker’s top-tier titles.

Director
Martin Scorsese
Featuring
Harvey KeitelBarbara HersheyHarry Dean StantonDavid BowieWillem Dafoe
Genres
Drama
Certificate
15Contains violence, gore and moderate sex
Released
1988
Country
USA
Language
English

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