LENTEN FILM SERIES
LENTEN FILM SERIES – Week III

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO
The Gospel According to St. Matthew is a 1964 Italian biblical drama, written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. It is a cinematic rendition of the story of Jesus (portrayed by non-professional actor Enrique Irazoqui) according to the Gospel of Matthew, from the Nativity through the Resurrection. The dialogue is taken directly from the Gospel of Matthew. The film is considered a classic of world cinema and the neorealist genre. After initial release, it won the Venice Film Festival Grand Jury Prize. It was also nominated for three Academy Awards. In 2015, the Vatican City newspaper L’Osservatore Romano called it the best film on Christ ever made.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEs4g9A9HGc
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-gospel-according-to-st-matthew
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gospel_According_to_St._Matthew_(film)
Bookmark the Google Doc hub page for all links and Eric’s written commentary; we’ll use it all through Lent:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C8EBXpVJSkfkZ6p4BrX40ffbf8_RgeDmbR6ljTTo4E8/edit?usp=sharing
LENTEN FILM SERIES – Week II

Find the film on a streaming service via the aggregator JustWatch:
Learn more at the film’s wikipedia page (a link to the IMDb page is at the bottom of the wiki):
LENTEN FILM SERIES – Week I

THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD (1965)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on3M7YWlewo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/