Jesus of Montreal

Jesus of Montreal is a Québécois film of Denys Arcand, left in 1989.

Synopsis

The priest of the Oratoire Saint-Joseph urges young Daniel in order to assemble a modern version of the Passion of Christ. This last will join together a small troop of amateurs but their free interpretation will displease with the religious authorities, which will try to stop the spectacle, in spite of popular success.

The film establishes a parallel striking between the life of Daniel, the young director, and the life of Jesus. Many scenes of the Évangile are thus reproduced in Montreal of the end of the 20th century. One finds, transposed, all the outstanding episodes of the life of the Christ, like the Baptême, the Tentation of Christ, the miracles, the Résurrection.

Rewards

Price of the jury to the Cannes festival 1989.
Price of the oecumenical jury to the same festival.
Price Genius of the best Canadian film in 1990.
Hydro-Quebec Grand Prix with the Festival of the international cinema in Abitibi-Témiscamingue of 1989.
Better feature-length film of fiction to the Festival of film of the Atlantic of 1989.

Data sheet

Realization: Denys Arcand
Scenario: Denys Arcand
Original music: Jean-Marie Benoit, François Dompierre, Yves Laferrière
Photography: Guy Dufaux
Decorations: François Séguin
Music: Yves Laferrière
Assembly: Isabelle Dedieu
Coming out date: 1989
Format: Colors - Mono
Kind: Nonconformist monk
Lasted: 119 minutes

Distribution

Lothaire Bolter: Daniel
Catherine Wilkening: Mireille
Johanne-Marie Tremblay: Constancy
Rémy Girard: Martin
Robert Lepage: Rene
Gilles Furrier: France Leclerc
Yves Jacques: Cardinal Richard
Boris Bergman: Jerzy Strelisky
Marie-Christine Barrault: Mrs Fameuse, actress celebrates
Judith Magre: Mrs Célèbre, famous actress

External bonds

Card IMDb

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