Philip French 

The Gospel According to St Matthew – review

Pasolini's retelling of the story of Christ is the greatest biblical film in cinematic history, writes Philip French
  
  

The Gospel According to St Matthew, film
'Austere and realistic': Enrique Irazoqui in The Gospel According to St Matthew. Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive

Put very briefly, this austere, realistic, literal adaptation of the first gospel (made in 1964 by the great gay communist poet and film-maker who was murdered 38 years ago) is the cinema's most impressive biblical movie to date. It's being revived in cinemas in a new print and is part of a BFI South Bank's Pasolini retrospective.

 

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