Learning on ScreenJesus de Montreal
- Alternative title
- Jesus of Montreal
- Synopsis
- Feature film. A group of actors puts on an unorthodox, but acclaimed Passion Play which incites the opposition of the Catholic Church while the actors’ lives begin to mirror the Passion itself. René (Robert Lepage) is an idiosyncratic actor who longs to perform the Hamlet soliloquy ‘to be or not to be’ and insists the soliloquy be included as his condition for taking part in the Passion Play. He speaks, in French, III i 63-81 after the crucifixion and before the resurrection of Jesus.
- Language
- French (Canada)
- Country
- Canada; France
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1989
- Duration
- 118 mins
Credits
- Director
- Denys Arcand
- Producer
- Monique Letourneau; Pierre Gendron; Robert Frappier
- Cinematographer
- Guy Dufaux
- Screenplay
- Denys Arcand
- Production Design
- François Séguin
- Art Direction
- François Séguin
- Cast
Catherine Wilkening Mireille Daniel Colombe Lothaire Bluteau Johanne-Marie Tremblay Constance Rémy Girard Martin Robert Lepage René
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- English subtitles.
- Awards
- The film won the Jury Prize at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival and the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film. It was nominated for the 1989 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Production Company
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- Name
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- Web
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