I liked the first half of this, but by the end it was just too much, and getting too obvious. The clever, calling-of-the-disciples allusion is my favorite, and the play itself is rather absorbing.
Lothaire Bluteau,
Catherine Wilkening,
Johanne-Marie Tremblay,
Rémy Girard,
Robert Lepage
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What happens to the people putting on a Passion Play? Someday Mel Gibson may tell us, but Denys Arcand's Jesus of Montreal proposes an engaging possibility. In hip present-day Montreal, a group...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 3, 2004
Stats: 240 reviews
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January 19, 2007
Arcand's depiction on religion and Montreal itself have somewhat not change until now (almost 20 years later). The film opens on a lot of subjects that still not resolved yet which gives the viewers a great opinion on a part of Montrealers ways of living.
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January 16, 2009
Wow. Me voilà plongé dans l'univers du cinéma québécois. Léolo, avec une grande tête d'avance, qui s'approche de la ligne d'arrivée. Mais voilà qu'un inconnu surgit du lot et s'approche de plus en plus; impossible de distinguer s'il est parvenu égalité avec Léolo ou s'il traîne d...( read more)
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September 4, 2008
great table turning scene.
i too have been affected by playing roles i didn't believe in. you?
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