• Bible Films Blog

    Looking at film interpretations of the stories in the Bible - past, present and future, as well as preparation for a future work on Straub/Huillet's Moses und Aron and a few bits and pieces on biblical studies.


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    Matt Page

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    U.K.












    Thursday, March 19, 2009

    Jesus Flickfest 4

    Thanks to Bill Millar for sending through details of this year's Jesus Flickfest. For those not in the know, Jesus Flickfest is an annual film festival that occurs in the run up to Easter in Winnipeg, Canada. As ever there's an eclectic mix from Last Temptation of Christ to Inside Bob Dylan’s Jesus Years via the festival's traditional high point - the sing-a-long Jesus Christ Superstar. Perhaps the highlight of the programme (reproduced in full below) is Roberto Rossellini's Il Messia, but there are no shortage of good titles, as you can see:
    Directors Cut:
    *L'Inchiesta [The Final Inquiry]
    Son of Man
    Il Messia
    The Colour of the Cross
    Jesus de Montreal
    Je vous salue, Marie [Hail Mary]
    The Last Temptation of Christ
    The Book of Life
    Il Vangelo secondo Matteo

    & hopefully Ferrara's Mary

    Music
    Cotton Patch Gospel [Harry Chapin musical based on Clarence Jordon's writings]
    Singalong Jesus Christ Superstar
    Johnny Cash: The Gospel Road


    Documentaries
    Inside Bob Dylan’s Jesus Years
    Jesus, du weisst [Jesus you know]
    Jesus Camp


    Drama/humour

    Mary, Mother of Jesus
    Peter and Paul
    The Miracle Maker
    The Nativity Story
    Life of Brian
    Johnny got his gun
    Jesus
    Un Bambino di nome Gesu [A Child called Jesus]

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