The Life of Jesus
by Bruno Dumont1h361996France
Recommended byCristian Mungiu, Agnès Varda, Alain Guiraudie, Emmanuelle Bercot
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A social movie about current life in the north of France. Freddy and his friends are all unemployed. They pass away time by wandering around on their motorcycles and by directing their aggressive feelings towards Arab immigrants. Freddy is in love with Marie, a cashier at a local supermarket. When she is proposed to by Kader, a young Arab man, Freddy and his friends have an idea: they decide to punish Kader for what they call "such a provocation." After they have raped another girl, Marie finally commits to Kader, which seals his fate.
Credits
- Directed by : Kevin Smith
- Screenplay : Kevin Smith
- Cinematography : David Klein
- Décors : Robert Holtzman
- Costumes : Christopher Del Coro
- Editor : Kevin Smith, Scott Mosier
- Original score : David Pirner
- Producer : Scott Mosier
- Producing company : Too Askew Prod. Inc., View Askew Productions
Technical details
- Printed format : 35 mm
- Sound mix : Stereo 2.0
- Year of production : 1996
- Category : Long métrage
- Color : Couleurs
- Language : Anglais
Bonus exclusive content
- See special feature
Cristian Mungiu
about The Life of Jesus
of Bruno DumontI discovered a new language in which the meaning is not present in a particular scene but is scattered throughout the film.