Rating

Genre

Classic, Canadian Masters, Unconventional Drama

Year

1989

Country

Canada

Original language

French, English, Italian

Subtitles

English, Spanish, Portuguese

Runtime

118'

Jésus de Montréal

Jesus of Montreal

Name: Jesus of Montreal
Rating: 3

Director

Denys Arcand

Synopsis

A group of actors putting on an interpretive Passion Play in Montreal begin to experience a meshing of their characters and their private lives as the production takes form against the growing opposition of the Catholic church. The Passion play becomes interlaced with philosophical considerations on the consumer society, the creation of the universe and the meaning of life.

Cast

Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Rémy Girard, Robert Lepage, Gilles Pelletier, Yves Jacques

Crew

Writer: Denys Arcand; Producers: Roger Frappier, Pierre Gendron, Monique Létourneau; Composers: Jean-Marie Benoît, François Dompierre, Yves Laferrière; Cinematographers: Francois Aubry, Guy Dufaux; Editor: Isabelle Dedieu

Festivals

TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, Golden Globes, Academy Awards,

Director's Filmography

- The Fall of the American Empire, 2018

- Burghers of Vancouver, short, 2016

- An Eye for Beauty, 2014

- Days of Darkness, 2007

- The Barbarian Invasions, 2003

- Stardom, 2000

- Joyeux Calvaire, 1996

- Love & Human Remains, 1993

- Montréal vu par..., Segment: Vue d'ailleurs, 1991

- Jesus of Montreal, 1989

- Le confort et l'indifférence, 1982

- La lutte des travailleurs d'hôpitaux, short, 1976

- Gina, 1975

- Réjeanne Padovani, 1973

- La maudite galette, 1972

- On est au coton, 1970

- Parcs atlantiques, short, 1967

- Volleyball, short, 1966

- Montréal un jour d'été, short, 1965

- La route de l'Ouest, short, 1965

- Les montréalistes, short, 1965

- Champlain, short, 1964

- Samuel de Champlain: Québec 1603, short, 1964

- Alone or with Others, 1962