
The carpenter, Jesus of Nazareth, tormented by the temptations of demons, the guilt of making crosses for the Romans, pity for men and the world, and the constant call of God, sets out to find what God wills for Him. But as His mission nears fulfillment, He must face the greatest temptation; the normal life of a good man. Based, not on the Gospels, but on Nikos Kazantzakis' novel of the same name.... (Full plot summary below)
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The carpenter, Jesus of Nazareth, tormented by the temptations of demons, the guilt of making crosses for the Romans, pity for men and the world, and the constant call of God, sets out to find what God wills for Him. But as His mission nears fulfillment, He must face the greatest temptation; the normal life of a good man. Based, not on the Gospels, but on Nikos Kazantzakis' novel of the same name.
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| Arizona Daily StarPhil VillarrealScorsese's film is a work of passion and faith, and admirable for the way it fearlessly explores its themes, disregarding canonical dogma in search of human truth. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsTed PriggeA kind of film that is extrememly rare: a philospophical motion picture. |
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesThe filmmaking here, though rushed and on the cheap, is a hot stew of influences... all of it coalesces into a cinematic essay about the violence and chaos, and also the vitality and urgency, of worldly life. |
| Time OutGeoff AndrewA sincere, typically ambitious and imaginative work from America's most provocatively intelligent film-maker. |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn Johanson[A] Jesus flick I can get behind, even as an atheist.... |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertAmong those who do not already have rigid views on the subject, this film is likely to inspire more serious thought on the nature of Jesus than any other ever made. |
| Washington PostHal HinsonThe Last Temptation of Christ, Martin Scorsese's provocative, punishing, weirdly brilliant adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis' novel, has a feverish intensity. And undeniably, there's a prodigious greatness on display here. But just as undeniably, it is failed work. |
| Nashville SceneRob NelsonBold attempt to present 'God as the ultimate headache' and Jesus (Willem Dafoe) 'as a metaphor for the human condition' (per Dutch Calvinist screenwriter Paul Schrader). |
| USA TodayMike ClarkHere 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. |
| Cinema em CenaPablo VillaçaÉ justamente a fragilidade do lado humano de Jesus e seu esforço para contorná-la que o tornam tão fascinante. |