Last Temptation of Christ, The: The Criterion Collection  /  DVD-Video
Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)  /  Production Year: 1988  /  Special Edition  /  Region 1

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Select Product View: General Info 1 Empire Review 1 Customer Comments Suggestions Used Product Box Cover 9 Screen Shots Email a Friend All-Time Sales Rank: 801 Overall Rating: 4 out of 5, including 2 reviews Add your comments on this Title. Synopsis At last, Martin Scorsese's most personal masterpiece can be viewed outside of the controversy it engendered, and seen for what it is: A 15 year labor of love. Nikos Kazantzakis' landmark novel comes to breathtaking life in this moving and spiritual film. The all-star cast includes Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Harry Dean Stanton, David Bowie, and Willem Dafoe as Jesus. Criterion is proud to present this cinematic treasure in an exclusive director approved special edition. Cast & Crew Actors:  • Willem Dafoe  • Barbara Hershey  • Paul Schrader  • Harry Stanton  • Harvey Keitel  • David Bowie  • Jay Cocks Writers:  • Paul Schrader Producers:  • Barbara De Fina Directors:  • Martin Scorsese Product Information Features: Audio Commentary by Martin Scorsese, Willem Dafoe, Paul Schrader, and Jay Cocks An Extensive Collection of Research materials, Production Stills, and Costume Designs Location Production Footage, Shot by Scorsese Video Interview with Composer Peter Gabriel, plus a Stills Gallery of the Instruments Used in the Film Video: Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) Audio: (more info) ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English Studio: Criterion Production Year: 1988 Release Date: 4/25/2000 Length: 163 mins Rating: R Chapters: 30 Includes: Audio Commentary Packaging: Keep Case Number of Discs: 1 Disc: SS-DL Item Code: CC1555D UPC Code: 715515010528 Browsei Category: Movies Genre: Religion/Spirituality, Special Editions, Art House, Classics, Criterion Collection, Drama, Epics, Historical / Period Piece Studios: Criterion Customers who bought this Title also bought Monty Python's Life Of Brian: The Criterion Collection  DVD-Video Reviews Overall Rating: 4 out of 5, including 2 reviews Add your comments on this Title. Empire Review One of the best films I have ever seen. - 4.5 out of 5  (8/6/2001) I wonder if Scorsese knew how much controversy would follow this film? The Last Temptation of Christ is arguably the most controversial film ever produced. During the film's initial release it was awash in a sea of protests, boycotts, and debates. Now I do understand why some people might find this film objectionable. A person's moral and religious beliefs are his or her own to decide, and I won't tell anybody I know what is right or wrong for them. I am not judging this film on the b   more >> Customer Review Pushing the mind to its limits, a must see to understand reality. - 3.5 out of 5  (5/26/2001) We need more films like this. This films is one of the greatest ever made so far. To understand theology of what existence is. To witness this film should be taught in all schools. More films like this is needed, you must be interested in reality and eternity beyond this earth in space.   more >>