Incredibly controversial upon it’s initial release, Martin Scorsese’s fifteen-year labour of love adapts Nikos Kazantzakis’s landmark novel that imagines an alternate fate for Jesus Christ. A remarkable and profoundly personal work featuring outstanding performances by Willem Dafoe, Barbara Hershey, and David Bowie; bold cinematography by the great Michael Ballhaus; and a transcendent score by Peter Gabriel.

Reviews

‘Here is a film that engaged me on the subject of Christ’s dual nature, that caused me to think about the mystery of a being who could be both God and man. I cannot think of another film on a religious subject that has challenged me more fully.’
★★★★
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

‘A film of challenging ideas, and not salacious provocations, The Last Temptation of Christ is a powerful and very modern reinterpretation of Jesus as a man wracked with anguish and doubt concerning his appointed role in life.’
Variety