A musical retelling of Christ’s Passion from the viewpoint of Judas that has more anachronisms than the 1973 version–and more energy.
Jesus Christ: SUPER STAR (1973)
This rock opera, with much of the cast dressed like hippies, recounts the last week in the lives of Jesus Christ and Judas Iscariot.
Interview with writer Bill Cain, whose new book is The Diary of Jesus Christ
By Bill Cain, SJ. PB, Orbis Books, 210 pp. As soon as I learned that the author of this new book was the creator of my favorite TV series of the 90s, NOTHING SACRED, I became eager to read this book. Also, I had just learned that he was the writer of the film reviewed …
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THE LAST TEMPTATION OF JESUS (1988)
An imaginary story of what might happen if the sexually tempted Jesus came down from the cross and married and raised a family.
Jesus (1999)
Jesus combines scenes from the 4 gospels with fictional events to explain Jesus as a nonviolent leader out to set people free from sin, and not Roman rule.