Directed by Martin Scorsese, based on the 1953 novel by Nikos Kazantzakis, The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) was unsurprisingly met with controversy and protest upon it's release. To clarify, a disclaimer appears at the start of the film to say that the events depicted are not a retelling of the Gospels. The dramatic story focuses on the emotions and manly urges of Jesus, including lust and fear… and offers an alternate tangent in which Jesus did not die on the cross, but lived to be an old man and father children with Mary Magdalene and other women. Willem Dafoe is excellent as Jesus. Harvey Keitel is good as Judas. David Bowie has a brief role as Pontius Pilate. The supporting cast is fine as well, including John Lurie, Barbara Hershey, Harry Dean Stanton and Roberts Blossom.
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