The Gospel According to Matthew
A biblical epic that only the Marxist dissident Pier Paolo Pasolini could make, this intensely faithful adaptation of Saint Matthew’s Gospel depicts the life and teachings of Jesus Christ (Enrique Irazoqui, a Spanish economics student and Communist activist), whose unwavering compassion for the poor and defiant condemnation of moral hypocrisy make him a perhaps unexpected embodiment of the director’s own worldview. Stunningly shot amid the timeless landscapes of southern Italy and set to a soundtrack that encompasses everything from Bach to Black spirituals, The Gospel According to Matthew cuts past dogma and straight to the core of Jesus’s radical humanism.
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Cast
- Enrique Irazoqui
- Christ
- Margherita Caruso
- Younger Mary
- Susanna Pasolini
- Older Mary
- Marcello Morante
- Joseph
- Mario Socrate
- John the Baptist
- Settimio Di Porto
- Peter
- Alfonso Gatto
- Andrew
- Luigi Barbini
- James
- Giacomo Morante
- John
- Giorgio Agamben
- Philip
- Guido Cerretani
- Bartholomew
- Rosario Migale
- Thomas
- Ferruccio Nuzzo
- Matthew
- Elio Spaziani
- Thaddeus
- Enzo Siciliano
- Simon
- Otello Sestili
- Judas Iscariot
- Marcello Galdini
- James, son of Alphaeus
- Juan Rodolfo Wilcock
- Caiaphas
- Alessandro Tasca
- Pontius Pilate
- Paola Tedesco
- Salome
- Ninetto Davoli
- Shepherd
Credits
- Director
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Written by
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Based on
- The Gospel of Matthew
- Produced by
- Alfredo Bini
- Cinematography
- Tonino Delli Colli
- Edited by
- Nino Baragli
- Music
- Luis Bacalov
- Production design
- Luigi Scaccianoce
- Production design
- Dante Ferretti
- Set decoration
- Andrea Fantacci
- Costume design
- Danilo Donati
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A scene from The Gospel According to Matthew
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