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Original title: The Last Temptation of Christ
Year: 1988
Running time: 164 min.
Country: United States
Director: Martin Scorsese
Screenwriter: Paul Schrader. Book: Nikos Kazantzakis
Music: Peter Gabriel
Cinematography: Michael Ballhaus
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Victor Argo, Juliette Caton, Verna Bloom, Harry Dean Stanton, Randy Danson, Roberts Blossom, David Bowie, Irvin Kershner, Andre Gregory, Leo Burmester, Peggy Gormley, Tomas Arana, John Lurie, Gary Basaraba, Michael Been, Paul Herman, Barry Miller, Steve Shill, Doris von Thury, Robert Spafford, Donald Hodson, Del Russel, Peter Berling, Nehemiah Persoff, Alan RosenbergSee 15 More
Producer: Universal Pictures, Cineplex-Odeon Films. Distributor: Universal Pictures
Genre: Drama | Religion. Biblical
Synopsis: 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 love, resulting in a controversial, though genuinely sympathetic, account of Christianity’s most revered figure.

Awards: 1988: Nominated for Oscar: Best Director (Martin Scorsese)

1988: Golden Globes: Nominated for Supporting Actress (Hershey) & Score

1988: Nominated for Razzie Awards: Worst Supporting Actor (Harvey Keitel)

1988: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Nominated for Best Director

Critics' reviews

"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)"

Roger Ebert: rogerebert.com
"'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"

Desson Howe: The Washington Post
"[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."

Janet Maslin: The New York Times
"A film of challenging ideas, and not salacious provocations, The Last Temptation of Christ is a powerful and very modern reinterpretation of Jesus"

Variety Staff: Variety
"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."

Hal Hinson: The Washington Post
"In an age of post-Christian facetiousness, Martin Scorsese's work daringly attempts to restore passion and melodrama to the Gospel story."

Time
"A sincere, typically ambitious and imaginative work from America's most provocatively intelligent film-maker"

Geoff Andrew: Time Out

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