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The Last Temptation of Christ

Movie · 1988 · 163 min

A solemn, hallucinatory spiritual ordeal that feels like a fever dream of doubt and desire, demanding patience and rewarding it with unsettling intimacy.

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1988 film by Martin Scorsese
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Year
1988
Runtime
163 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • identity
  • obsession
  • guilt
  • redemption
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama, epic, thriller, religious, historical, historical drama
Directed by
Martin Scorsese
Written by
Nikos Kazantzakis, Paul Schrader
Starring
David Bowie, Martin Scorsese, Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Harry Dean Stanton, Irvin Kershner, Roberts Blossom
Music
Peter Gabriel
Cinematography
Michael Ballhaus
Runtime
163 min
Country
Canada, United States
Languages
English

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