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The Last Temptation of Christ

1988

Martin Scorsese

Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Victor Argo ...

7.0

13,219

Drama An allegorical interpretation of the last days of Jesus Christ, a very different focus than past portraits of the "Messiah." This Jesus is a man wracked with doubt over his position among his followers and fear of the role God has chosen for him, as well as the pain that must accompany it. He is unsure whether the messages he receives come from God or Satan, and he is tempted by a mortal life filled with earthly possessions and sensual ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"I cannot think of another film on a religious subject that has challenged me more fully. The film has offended those whose ideas about God and man it does not reflect. But then, so did Jesus (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"
		Desson Howe The Washington Post	"'Temptation' is visually and aurally stupendous (...) But the most obvious strength in this commendably bold (and needlessly denounced) project is Willem Dafoe's performance as Jesus"
		Janet Maslin The New York Times	"[An] exceptionally ambitious, deeply troubling and, at infrequent moments, genuinely transcendent film (...) Scorsese's evident struggle with this material becomes as palpable as the story depicted on the screen."
		Geoff Andrew Time Out	"A sincere, typically ambitious and imaginative work from America's most provocatively intelligent film-maker"
		Variety Staff Variety	"A film of challenging ideas, and not salacious provocations, The Last Temptation of Christ is a powerful and very modern reinterpretation of Jesus"
		Hal Hinson The Washington Post	"Watching it, you feel as if you're trapped inside a hallucination, (...) You can sense Scorsese's commitment to his message and his passion for his art in every frame (...) But just as undeniably, it is failed work."
		Time	"In an age of post-Christian facetiousness, Martin Scorsese's work daringly attempts to restore passion and melodrama to the Gospel story."

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