10.23.19 | The Last Temptation of Christ

Martin Scorsese’s film of the life of Jesus is a uniquely brilliant exploration of what it might have been like for a human being to hear God talking through him – and to suddenly find himself with miraculous powers as the savior of mankind. This is a challenging and audacious film, written by Paul Schraeder (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and last year’s remarkable First Reformed) with stunning performances by Willem Dafoe as Jesus, Barbara Hershey as Mary Magdalene and Harvey Keitel as Judas, it includes a remarkable and riveting film score by Peter Gabriel.

This is a cinematic tour-de-force, not to be confused with Mel Gibson’s “Passion of the Christ”.