The Gospel According to St. Matthew

This breathtaking piece of cinema reimagines the life of Jesus Christ through the eyes of Pier Paolo Pasolini's masterful direction. In this visually striking and sonically powerful epic, Jesus is portrayed as a strong-willed and demanding figure who attracts followers but also provokes persecution from the authorities. Shot on location in Southern Italy, the film employs the neorealist tradition to bring an air of realism to its depiction of 1st-century Palestine, with dialogue taken directly from the Gospel of Matthew to convey Jesus's powerful parables and sayings.