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Well things were wonderful. I haven't seen this movie since I was a little girl. And they don't play it as much on television anymore. I went to a Christian store and they stated that this movie is no longer in stock. But when I cam to amazon you guys had it. I appreciate you a lot. Because that movie takes me back to my childhood.
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Most Christians say that the movie "The Passion" was the best. I think "Jesus of Nazereth" was better. The movie would have been even better if they would have stuck with the Bible on all of the script. Sometimes they strayed a little. But still all in all, after seeing all of the jesus movies, "Jesus of Nazereth" is the best.
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This was ideal to make the Lenten season a bit more pertinent and delivery was prompt as well as complete.
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This is the best film version of the life and times of Jesus of Nazareth that I have ever seen. It appears to be very close to the Holy Scriptures. Robert Powell and the other actors were all excellent. This is a film I will watch over and over. I enjoyed every minute of it.
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I believe this is probably the best movie about Jesus and the beginnings of the Christian religion. The main part (which, of course, is tremendously important in this case) is played by Robert Powell, and he delivers an astonishing performance. It makes you think that this is how probably Jesus Himself would have spoken and behaved. His talent renders so much credibility to the so-well-known phrases from the New Testament that belong to Jesus. I don't recommed viewing it too often, because the marvel fades away the more you see it. It is, however, the best choice before important holidays like Easter and Christmas.
The other actors deliver acceptable performances, with the characters of Peter, Judas and the Jewish Pharisees being particularly verisimilar. Peter is depicted in a very humanly manner, as a man troubled by doubts and riddled by weaknesses, but strong enough, however, to accomplish the mission entrusted to him, again, exactly as suggested by the Bible. Judas is portrayed as a more intelectual individual. He relies first and foremost on his reason, and so, his actions (culminating with the betrayal) appear very credible as he does not actually understand that it is in Jesus and God that he should trust first, and not his limited human abilities. His error seems the product of human self-sufficiency, as it so often happens in real life, too. Franco Zefirelli also has the merit of creating a very believable scenario regarding the Pharisees' motivations and actions, culminating in the trial of Jesus. They, too, are depicted as enslaved by human logic, mixed with mundane reasonings, but the director is carefull not to cast apriori the usual image of villains. The Pharisees act acording to their education, their status in society, their responsabilities towards the Jewish people, and their beliefs, in all dignity 99.5% of the time. They are consistent with themselves, but the tragedy of their decision seems to come from their not being able to open themselves to a new way of thinking, to the new message of the Christ. Their conservatism and excessive cautiousness (which, while within reason, do become problematic once they obstruct that very same reason and power of judgment) make their choice seem so natural, that it made me wonder what would I have done, had I been asked to make the same decision.
I don't think that Olivia Hussey was the best choice for the character of Mary. She seems to lack that magic chemistry with her character (which is so wonderfully present in Powell's case), and her performance is, at most, ok, but in my opinion, she actually fails to deliver any of the fascination and awe of the Virgin Mary, at least as depicted in people's imagination by the Church and the Bible. Taking that her part is limited, however, to the sequence of Christ's birth (and a few other meteoric appearances afterwards), this is not a major shortcoming.
Antoher pro for this movie is the fact that it tries to respect almost to the letter the phrases spoken by the characters, as written in the New Testament, and it succeeds at so-doing without seeming artificial or too solemn, as it so often happens in church readings, but rather gives a new life to those words. There are, of course, fictious scenes as well, (in the sense that they are the writer's creation), but none of them seems to impede on the historical or religious truth, but are rather creative solutions to make the plot flow fluently. This is also with respect to the plot, in the sense that the movie tries to observe all those events in the life of Jesus that proved decisive in the birth of the new religion and of the new Christian Church.
Perhaps the biggest con of "Jesus of Nazareth" is the fact that it was made some time ago. The director, although generally achieving a high degree of excellence, has compromised to some of the acting and phrasing stereotypes of his time. There are scenes in which sublime interpretations (by any standards), alternate with artificial and overly-theatrical renderings by some actors. The lines seem unnapropriate, or strange, so that it becomes almost funny to see how ridiculously pretentious the actors were. However, maybe that taking this into account makes them more bearable.
The music is particularly beatiful and well-choosen, as it has a terrific effect the first time one sees the movie, but it seems a little monotonesque at the second or third visioning.
This version also has the great merit of actually being the comlete, unedited one. Trust me, it was hard trying to find it, and there are also many fakes out there, but if you are in doubt, it is always worth comparing lengths. This version is 382 minutes long, the longest one available, as far as I am aware.
All in all, I recommend this movie in all honesty. For some it may make them really ask themselves questions, while for others it will provide, at least, a unique film experience.
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