Il vangelo secondo Matteo
Italy / France,
1964, 137 min
Directed by:
Pier Paolo PasoliniScreenplay:
Pier Paolo PasoliniCinematography:
Tonino Delli ColliComposer:
Luis BacalovCast:
Enrique Irazoqui, Margherita Caruso, Susanna Pasolini, Marcello Morante, Mario Socrate, Alfonso Gatto, Luigi Barbini, Paola Tedesco, Rossana Di Rocco (more)VOD (3)
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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. (Criterion)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1967 - Luis Bacalov (Best Scoring of Music - Adaptation or Treatment)
- 1967 - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Black-and-White)
- 1967 - Best Costume Design (Black-and-White)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1968 - United Nations Award
Jussi Awards
- 1968 - Pier Paolo Pasolini (Best Foreign Filmmaker)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1966 - Best Foreign Language Film
Venice Film Festival
- 1964 - Pier Paolo Pasolini (Silver Lion - Grand Jury Prize)
- 1964 - Pier Paolo Pasolini (Golden Lion for Best Film)
Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund
- 1995 - Pier Paolo Pasolini (The Andreas Award - Special Award)