The Passion Of Christ

The Passion of Christ
Original Title	The Passion of the Christ
Realization	Mel Gibson
Main actors	Jim Caviezel Maia Morgenstern Monica Bellucci Hristo Shopov Mattia Sbragia Rosalinda Celentano
Scenario	Benedict Fitzgerald Mel Gibson According to the work of John , Matthew , Mark and Luke
Photography	Caleb Deschanel
Music	John Debney Gingger Shankar
Production	Bruce Davey Mel Gibson Stephen McEveety
Company (s) distribution	Newmarket Films
Budget	30,000,000
Country of origin	U.S. and Italy
Language (s) original (s)	Aramaic Latin Hebrew
Duration	127 minutes
Output	25 February 2004

The Passion of the Christ (The Passion of the Christ) is a movie American wrote, produced and directed by Mel Gibson released in 2004. This film recounting the last hours of the life of Jesus of Nazareth , shot entirely in the languages spoken in first century Judea (Aramaic, Hebrew and Latin) enjoyed considerable success worldwide. Become one of the most profitable films of the cinema, he was the subject of fierce criticism, both anti-Semitism, which has defended Mel Gibson , as the realism of the film's violence. The film was shot in Matera and Cracow ( Basilicata ) and Cinecitt ( Rome )....

The film recounts the last twelve hours in the life of Jesus Christ , considered the most intense of his life ^Controversy

Many controversies surrounding this film before its release and have undoubtedly contributed to his immense popular success. He was also the subject of much debate. For their part, the bodies of the Roman Catholic Church has not issued any adverse criticism on the merits against the film.

Criticism of anti-Semitism

The most common criticism concerns the possible nature anti-Semitic film.

Critique of Rene Girard

In an interview, Rene Girard , philosopher , defends the vision of Mel Gibson, saying its realism far from being a glorification of violence, is a critique: "Mel Gibson is treated as" pornographer "of violence, so that 'in reality it is one of very few directors do not always mix of eroticism and violence " ^Achievements

The film of Mel Gibson suffers a worldwide success. In July 2010, he was ranked ^14th most profitable film in the history of American cinema with over 370 million dollars in revenue and 51 ^th worldwide with nearly 612 million . He is nominated for three Oscars, the Academy Award for Best Cinematography , Academy Award for best film music , Oscar for Best Makeup , but receives no reward.

The film was released in DVD , VHS and D-VHS to U.S. 31 August 2004 and over 2.4 million items are sold in one day. The film suffers a surprising success in Muslim countries in Egypt , Turkey and UAE but also in Lebanon , Christian-Muslim countries ^Namely

• On the day of release of the movie The Passion of the Christ was the Ash Wednesday of 2004, the first day of Lent for Catholics.
• Mel Gibson says he was an actor in the film we see his hand and in the film, tending the nail to crucify Jesus.
• According to Mel Gibson during an interview , "the shooting was pretty painful. Everyone got sick, Jim Caviezel has dislocated his shoulder on the cross and was even beaten with whips at the scene of the flogging. Everyone has more or less suffered during the shooting. "
• An episode of South Park ( The Passion of the Jew , episode 4 season 8) parodied the film.

Specifications

• Director : Mel Gibson
• Screenwriter : Mel Gibson , Bruce Davey, Stephen McEveety, according to the work of St. John , St. Matthew , St. Mark and St. Luke
• Production Company: Mel Gibson for Icon Productions
• Cinematographer: Caleb Deschanel
• Language: Aramaic , Latin
• Genre: peplum
• Length: 126 minutes
• Release Date: 25 February 2004 (USA, Canada), 31 March 2004 (France), 7 April 2004 (Belgium, French-speaking Switzerland)

Distribution

• Jim Caviezel : Jesus Christ
• Maia Morgenstern : Mary
• Hristo Jivkov : John
• Francesco de Vito : Peter
• Monica Bellucci : Mary Magdalene
• Luca Lionello : Judas
• Hristo Shopov : Pontius Pilate
• Rosalinda Celentano : Satan
• Claudia Gerini : Claudia Procles
• Sergio Rubini : Dismas
• Toni Bertorelli : Annas
• Roberto Bestazzoni : Malchus
• Francesco Cabras : Gesmas
• Giovanni Capalbo : Cassius
• Mattia Sbragia : Caiphas , the high priest
• Jarreth J. Merz : Simon
• Matt Patresi : Janus
• Giacinto Ferro : Joseph of Arimathea
• Pedro Sarubbi : Barabbas

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