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Article: Jesus Christ superstar; The year's biggest -and most controversial -movie is here. Damon Smith braves Mel Gibson's gruelling Biblical epic.(Features)
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- Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
- Article date:
- March 26, 2004
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Byline: Damon Smith
The Passion Of The Christ (18, 126mins) Drama starring James Caviezel,Maia Morgenstern, Monica Bellucci, Rosalinda Celentano, Luca Lionello, Mattia Sbragia, Hristo Shopov,Claudia Gerini,Francesco Cabras,Sergio Rubini,Hristo Jivkov.
A DAPTED loosely from the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John,Mel Gibson's epic chronicles the last 12 hours of Jesus' life.
The film opens in the Garden of Olives where Jesus (Caviezel) has retired to pray following the Last Supper,but he is arrested by the Pharisees,led by the betrayer Judas Iscariot (Lionello).
Jewish high priest Caiaphas (Sbragia) and his council of holy ...