Life of Jesus, The
- Alternative title
- La Vie de Jesus
- Synopsis
- A story of life’s brutality and exhilaration played out by turns within the quarters of a tiny Flemish country town. Here, positioned in relative isolation from the rest of so-called cultural Europe, the connections between individuals will take on a physical power inflected by boredom, by desperation, and by urges as raw as the earth.
With its frank, honest depictions of the body in the course of the sexual act, the film set a pattern on ‘sex on cinema screens’ that lasted for a good 10 years. The film also won the prestigious BFI Sutherland Trophy, Camera d’Or at Cannes, and the Prix Jean Vigo, European Discovery of the Year at the European Film Awards. - Series
- Masters of Cinema
- Language
- French (Standard)
- Country
- France
- Year of production
- 1997
- Notes
- With English subtitles.
- Subjects
- Social Studies; French studies
- Keywords
- teenagers; unemployment; masculinity; sex in films; small towns
Credits
- Director
- Bruno Dumont
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £42.75
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 97 minutes
- Year
- 2019
Related
- Name
Eureka Entertainment
- info@eurekavideo.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.eurekavideo.co.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 8459 8054
- Fax
- 020 8459 5162
- Address
- Unit 9, Ironbridge Close
Great Central Way
London
NW10 OUF - Notes
- An independent distributor specialising in releasing classic and early/silent films on DVD, including the Masters of Cinema curated collection of classic and world cinema. Sale via retail outlets.
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