The Last Temptation of Christ

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The Last Temptation of Christ
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R,2hrs 44min
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1988
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Criterion
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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The crucifixion is the strongest such scene of all time. [26 Aug 1988] Full Review
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80
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Featured Cast
Jesus Christ
Judas Iscariot
Mary Magdalene
Paul, Saul, Saul/Paul
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