Jesus of Montreal with Lothaire Bluteau: DVD Cover

    Jesus of Montreal
    a.k.a. Jesus de Montreal Director: Denys Arcand Cast: Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Rémy Girard

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    • DVD Release Date: 11/09/2004
    • Original Release: 1989
    • Rating: Rated R
    • Sales Rank: 28,302

    Viewer Rating: (3 ratings)

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    Cast bios; Trailer; 5.1 Surround sound; Aspect ratio 4x3; French with English and Spanish subtitles; Includes English dubbed track

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    1. A Good Actor [3:19]
    2. Inspiration [3:46]
    3. Constance [4:03]
    4. Looking for Jesus [2:37]
    5. A Way Out [4:12]
    6. Rene [3:49]
    7. Mireille [2:18]
    8. Que Sera [5:27]
    9. First Station [4:54]
    10. Yeshu Ben Panthera [1:35]
    11. A Magician [3:42]
    12. Son of Man [3:15]
    13. Crucifixion [5:06]
    14. Last Station [6:03]
    15. Bravo [3:43]
    16. Didn't Like It [3:07]
    17. A Must See [4:02]
    18. Audition [5:22]
    19. Woe to You [3:39]
    20. Judgement [4:12]
    21. Richard [4:09]
    22. Restrictions [3:33]
    23. There Must Be More [5:05]
    24. Precious [3:31]
    25. Security Reasons [3:50]
    26. Emergency [3:25]
    27. False Prophets [3:38]
    28. Too Late [3:11]
    29. Miracles [6:33]
    30. Credits [4:01]

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    Editorial Reviews

    A modern-day Passion Play becomes a reenactment of the life and death of Jesus Christ in more ways than one with this critically acclaimed drama from Quebec filmmaker Denys Arcand. Lothaire Bluteau stars as Daniel Coloumbe, an intense young actor in Montreal who is hired by church fathers to restage and update the city's annual Passion Play, which over the course of the past 40 years has begun to seem hidebound. Daniel hires a group of struggling young actors that become devoted to him and his creative vision as he devises an extremely avant-garde production that takes Christ's rebellious teachings literally. Revolving around set pieces reflecting passages from Christ's life rather than a traditional re-creation of events, Daniel's revisionist work also incorporates blasphemous ideas about his subject, questioning his true nature. Daniel's play is a critical smash and wows mesmerized audiences, but greatly disturbed church officials order the labor of love dismantled. Real life begins imitating biblical events as the actors become cast-outs and Daniel smashes up an audition in which the actress portraying his Mary Magdalene (Catherine Wilkening) is asked to disrobe by a prurient producer. Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

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    Jesus of Montrealby Anonymous

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    December 03, 2004: not what I expected; in a good way. but, if they're no subtitles; get the VHS version. this is what a movie should be: compelling, humorous, poignent, and definitely thought-provoking.

    Jesus of Montrealby Anonymous

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    January 18, 2004: Viewers who have experienced this lovely film either in the theater (as my wife and I did in Montreal some years back) or in VHS format will be disappointed to find that the DVD version does *not* provide English subtitles--a point not made at all clear in the information provided on the bn.com website.

    This review was written about the DVD edition.