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Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity Movie Release: 1989 DVD Release: 02/03/2004 Format: DVD Audio Tracks: French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 59 mins Studio: Import Members Wishing: 3 Genres: Drama, Religious Drama, Urban Drama See Also: Jesus of Montreal

A modern-day Passion Play becomes a reenactment of the life and death of Jesus Christ in more ways than one with this critically acclaimed drama from Quebec filmmaker Denys Arcand. Lothaire Bluteau stars as Daniel Coloumbe, an intense young actor in Montreal who is hired by church fathers to restage and update the city's annual Passion Play, which over the course of the past 40 years has begun to seem hidebound. Daniel hires a group of struggling young actors that become devoted to him and his creative vision as he devises an extremely avant-garde production that takes Christ's rebellious teachings literally. Revolving around set pieces reflecting passages from Christ's life rather than a traditional re-creation of events, Daniel's revisionist work also incorporates blasphemous ideas about his subject, questioning his true nature. Daniel's play is a critical smash and wows mesmerized audiences, but greatly disturbed church officials order the labor of love dismantled. Real life begins imitating biblical events as the actors become cast-outs and Daniel smashes up an audition in which the actress portraying his Mary Magdalene (Catherine Wilkening) is asked to disrobe by a prurient producer. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Lothaire Bluteau - Daniel Coloumbe
Catherine Wilkening - Mireille
Johanne-Marie Tremblay - Constance
Rémy Girard - Martin
Robert Lepage - Rene

As a group of Montreal-based actors stage a passion play, they draw the ire of the Catholic church when their lives begin to become entangled with the characters they portray in this drama from acclaimed director Denys Arcand. Presented in 1.33:1 pan-and-scan and offering audio rendered in French Dolby Digital Stereo with optional English subtitles, this release offers a theatrical trailer. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide