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The Last Temptation of Christ

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The Last Temptation of Christ
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R,2hrs 44min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1988
Director:
Martin Scorsese
Distributor:
Criterion
Starring:
Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey  ...more
Synopsis: Willem Dafoe plays Jesus Christ in this extraordinarily controversial adaptation of Nikos Kazantzaki's novel. The film depicts a sometimes reluctant, self-doubting Jesus, gradually coming to accept His divinity and the inexorability of His ultimate fate. The much-maligned sex scene with Mary Magdalene (Barbara Hershey) occurs as an hallucination experienced by Jesus as he suffers on the cross. This particular sequence was what infuriated the film's most rabid critics, but in fact it is just one of ... Full Synopsis
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Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
Here is a film that engaged me on the subject of Christ's dual nature, that caused me to think about the mystery of a being who could be both God and man. I cannot think of another film on a religious subject that has challenged me more fully. The film has offended those whose ideas about God and man it does not reflect. But then, so did Jesus. Full Review
Metascore
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80
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
Based on 18 critic reviews
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Willem Dafoe
Jesus Christ
Harvey Keitel
Judas Iscariot
Barbara Hershey
Mary Magdalene
Harry Dean Stanton
Paul, Saul, Saul/Paul
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