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| THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST depicts the last 12 hours of the life of Jesus of Nazareth (Jim Caviezel), beginning with his betrayal by Judas Iscariot (Luca Lionello) and ending with his crucifixion and subsequent resurrection. Directed by Mel Gibson (BRAVEHEART)--who funded the film himself and co-wrote the screenplay--PASSION uses flashbacks to substantiate a handful of pertinent moments in Jesus' life and teachings, such as the Sermon on the Mount and the Last Supper, as well as his relationships with his mother and his disciples. Still, the drama focuses on the seemingly endless torture inflicted upon Jesus by Roman soldiers at the urging of the Jewish crowd that considers him a blasphemer, despite the attempts of a sympathetic Pontius Pilate (Hristo Naumov Shopov) to spare him from death. The faint of heart should be prepared for the brutal, barbaric beatings that Christ endures. Maia Morgenstern, Monica Bellucci, and Hristo Jivkov are touching as Mary, Magdalene, and John respectively, who are devastat... |
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Key Information
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| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Directors: |
Mel Gibson |
| Actors: |
Claudia Gerini · Hristo Naumov Shopov · Luca Lionello · Mattia Sbragia |
| Stars: |
Jim Caviezel · Maia Morgenstern · Monica Bellucci |
| UPC: |
024543129752, 024543129912, 024543131656, 024543133551, 024543143550, 024543222835 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 7min |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: 2-Disc Set; Definitive Edition, DVD: Pan & Scan, DVD: Widescreen, VHS, VHS: D-VHS D-Theater (High Definition Video), VHS: Spanish Subtitled |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Subgenre: |
Death |
| Release Date: |
2004 |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
Latin |
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VHS Editions
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- VHS: D-VHS D-Theater (High Definition Video)
- 2hr 6min
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
- R (MPAA)
- 024543143550
, - VHS: Spanish Subtitled
- 2hr 7min
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
- August 31, 2004
- R (MPAA)
- 024543133551
, - VHS
- 2hr 7min
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
- August 31, 2004
- R (MPAA)
- 024543131656
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Benedict Fitzgerald, Mel Gibson |
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Professional Reviews
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(02/24/2004, p.1, Kenneth Turan): "This is Gibson's personal vision of the greatest story ever told, a look inside his heart and soul...", (02/27/2004, p.8E, Claudia Puig): "[T]here is undeniable power and artistry in the filmmaking...", (03/05/2004, p.46-7, Owen Gleiberman): "[Caviezel] has an eloquent, spindly body and a gauntly ascetic profile...", (03/18/2004, p.79, Peter Travers): "Gibson's immersion in the blood of Christ is an act of faith filmed with a zealot's rapture.", (04/01/2004, p.160-1, Wade Major): "[I]t is Gibson himself, as director, who most energizes the movie, breathing life into the dusty annals of scripture and investigating them with an almost indescribable, elegiac beauty.", (04/01/2004, p.63-4, Mark Kermode): "What THE PASSION adds to Gibson's previous directorial offerings is a stripped-down economy of story-telling and a flair for hauntingly iconic imagery which lend an irresistibly visceral edge.", (07/01/2004, p.112, Premiere Staff): "[U]ndeniably well-made..." |
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