directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini: 40th Anniversary
The birth, life, teachings and death on the cross of Jesus Christ presented
almost as a cinéma-vérité documentary. Pasolini’s second feature seemed a
strange choice for such a revolutionary director, but it is an attempt to take
Christ out of the opulent church and present him as an outcast Italian peasant.
Applying Neo-Realist methods, the director shot in Calabria and Matera, using
the expressive faces of non-professionals including that of his mother as the
Virgin Mary. The Gospel Accordıng To Saint
Matthew is considered the greatest screen version of the “greatest
story ever told” and this freshly remastered version brings the film to
life in a away that has never been seen before. Nominated for Best Art
Direction, Best Costume Design and Best Music at the 1967 Academy Awards.