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Just saw P. P. Pasolini's "Gospel according to St. Matthew," and

Posted by tinear (A) on January 11, 2007 at 07:25:16

I don't know what frame of mind I was in three years ago to have panned this film.
Incredible.
Anyhow, here is the life of Jesus beautifully told in a simple, cine verité, and very poetic way. The first scene, the quietness and the beauty of the face of Mary as Joseph first comes to her, incredulous that she is pregnant, profoundly begins what is as great a film as ever I've seen.
How the man that made "Salo" and "Querelle" could make this, the most sacred and moving of religious films... truly amazing.
The faces of the characters--- since this is an almost silent film except for a long sequence towards the end when Jesus repeats many of his most famous aphorisms--- are the true story, framed with the eye of a Renaissance painter, and placed in well-imagined settings. For those familiar with the New Testament, you will now have unforgettable visual memories of what previously had been imaginings.
I don't know why this film doesn't appear on ALL ten or twenty-five best films of all time lists. This is art, without artifice.

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