The Gospel According to St. Matthew
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The Gospel According to St. Matthew is a 1964 Italian neorealist film that presents a stark, humanistic retelling of the life of Jesus Christ, directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Il Vangelo secondo Matteo | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Italian film
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film ⓘ neorealist film ⓘ |
| awardNominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Art Direction
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Academy Award for Best Costume Design NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Original Score NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Tonino Delli Colli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| criticalReception | highly acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Pier Paolo Pasolini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Nino Baragli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1960s cinema ⓘ |
| featuresMusic |
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Sergei Prokofiev NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED ⓘ spirituals ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Basilicata
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Calabria NERFINISHED ⓘ Matera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical
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drama ⓘ religious ⓘ |
| includedIn | Vatican list of important films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActor | Enrique Irazoqui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | various composers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
literal use of Gospel of Matthew text
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minimalist style ⓘ non-professional cast ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Il Vangelo secondo Matteo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Passion of Christ
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life of Jesus ⓘ ministry of Jesus ⓘ |
| portraysBy | Enrique Irazoqui as Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter |
Herod the Great
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Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ Judas Iscariot NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter NERFINISHED ⓘ Pontius Pilate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Arco Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1964-09-02 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 137 ⓘ |
| style | Italian neorealism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
faith
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poverty ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| title | The Gospel According to St. Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Pier Paolo Pasolini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Il Vangelo secondo Matteo