On Maundy Thursday, we are going to have dinner at Trinity, with a focus on the Table of the Lord, and then show a film (or portion of a film) depicting the life of Christ (with a focus on the week leading to the Cross.
Last year we showed
• The Passion of the Christ. 2004.
We will probably show part of one of these films to tell the story:
• La vie et la passion de Jesus Christ. 1905.
[The life and passion of Jesus Christ]. French. Silent.
• From Manger to Cross. 1912. American. Silent.
• Jesus of Nazareth. 1977. Franco Zeffirelli.
Here's a list of some other films that tell the story. I have not seen all of these. This is simply a list without recommendation:
• The King of Kings. 1927. Cecille de Mille.
• King of Kings. 1961. Nicolas Ray's remake of it.
• Il Vangelo secondo Matteo. 1964. [The Gospel of St. Matthew]. Italian.
• Jesus of Montreal. 1989. Quebec
• The Miracle Maker. 2000. [animated] UK & Russia.
• Jesus: The Epic Mini-series. 1999. Roger Young. British.
• The Gospel Road. 1973. Johnny Cash.
• The Last Temptation of Christ. Scorcese. based on Nikos Kazanzakis novel.
• Seduto alla sua destra. Black Jesus. 1968. Valerio Zurlini. Italy/France/Congo
• Parable. 1964. Mime.
• The Newfoundland Passion.
• Life of Brian. 1979. Terry Jones.
• Godspell. 1973. David Greene.
• Jesus Christ Superstar. 1973. Norman Jewison.
• Cotton Patch Gospel. 1988. Michael Meece, Russell Treyz.
• The Greatest Story Ever Told.
• The Robe.
• The Gospel According to St. Matthew.
• The Jesus Film
• La Vie de Jesús. 1997. Bruno Dumont
• The Gospel of John. 2003. Philip Saville.
Do you know of any other films? Any comments, recommendations on the above films.
2 comments:
My kids just finished watching "the greatest story ever told" tonight. I've also got the "Miracle Maker" on DVD. It's all recorded with claymation and it's really well done. Covers a larger period of Jesus' life and of course is much less graphic than the Passion.
I remember the "Miracle Maker" - it is really well done - it must have taken ages to do it claymation style
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