J�sus de Montr�al (Plein �cran): Amazon.ca: Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Rmy Girard, Robert Lepage, Gilles Pelletier, Yves Jacques, Cdric Nol, Pauline Martin, Vronique Le Flaguais, Jean-Louis Millette, Monique Miller, Denys Arcand: DVD

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Canadian Essential: Chosen by the Amazon.ca editors as one of the 50 Canadian Essentials in DVD.
Choisi par nos rédacteurs parmi Les incontournables québécois.

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Amazon.ca Canadian Essential

Denys Arcand again makes a showing on our list with this brilliant film about a Montreal acting troupe re-creating the story of Christ's life and death. Conceptually audacious, funny, and mystifying, it's a thoroughly compelling and thought-provoking movie.

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Un acteur et metteur en scène convainc une troupe de participer à sa version revisitée de La Passion du Christ. Lothaire Bluteau et Rémy Girard sont formidables dans ce film de Denys Arcand à l’intrigue intelligente et audacieuse, qui parle du présent grâce au passé. Nominé aux oscars, Jésus de Montréal a également été récompensé par le prix du jury et le prix œcuménique à Cannes, par 12 prix Génie et par le prix de la critique internationale du festival de Toronto en 89.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A Challenging Look At An Old Story, Feb 17 2003

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This review is from: J�sus de Montr�al (Plein �cran) (DVD)

I have seen this video 3 times and am thrilled to be able to purchase the DVD.

Those who are looking for a straightforward retelling of the story of Jesus' life should look elsewhere. If you find it upsetting to see people asking questions about faith, the questions this movie raises may disturb you. However, for those who enjoy thinking about what it means to live according to the principles that Jesus taught in the face of contemporary North American culture, this movie is a "must see".

The basic premise of this movie is that the priest in charge of Montreal's annual passion play invites a group of actors, some of which have been doing quite unsavory types of work just previously, to update the play. When the changes they make upset the political hierarchy (much as Jesus' teaching did 2000 years ago)conflict builds to tragedy. I don't want to spoil the movie by going into details of plot or character. Suffice it to say that both are complex and yet work together to create a thoroughly satisfying work of art.

What can I say? I love this movie.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars English subtitles now available, Nov 23 2004

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This review is from: Jesus of Montreal (DVD)

Thank god someone has finally released Jesus of Montreal on DVD with English subtitles. It appears that the new DVD release published in November 2004 by Koch Lorber is now available from Amazon. Oddly, the package artwork and slogan ("passion is absurd"? Give me a break!) bear no relationship to the film. Hopefully the odd marketing does not reflect on the quality of the film transfer and subtitles.

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10 of 13 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars No English Subtitles, Mar 18 2003

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This review is from: J�sus de Montr�al (Plein �cran) (DVD)

While I stand by my earlier review of the movie Jesus de Montreal, the DVD which just arrived is disappointing in having neither English subtitles or a dubbed English version. I have seen this movie with both so I know they exist but neither is on the DVD. It is still a beautiful movie but I'm afraid I miss some of the complexity of the dialogue (actually, most of it!).

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2.0 out of 5 stars Légère déception
Je suis heureux d'avoir en mains cette copie difficile à trouver autrement que par Amazon. Cependant, la copie que j'ai visionnée a été... Read more

Published 7 months ago by Marcp

3.0 out of 5 stars I love this film, but the full frame transfer is a shame
A group of young actors put on an updated, radical version of the
passion play, and find new meanings in their lives, spiritual and
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Published 12 months ago by K. Gordon