Jesus de Nazareth
Jesús de Nazareth is a 1942 Mexican film directed by José Díaz Morales . His theme is the life and death of Jesus Christ .
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The film begins with an introductory speech by the Mexican Archbishop Luis María Martínez , in which he wishes the film every success and emphasizes the emotionality and magnitude of the subject - the life and suffering of Christ. It is then preceded by one of Jesus' I-am-words : “ I am the light of the world . Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. "
In the 15th year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius , John the Baptist proclaimed that Jesus Christ was the Messiah and baptized him. Jesus preaches to the people and works miracles like healing a blind man or raising Lazarus . He forgives Mary Magdalene her sins and saves an adulteress from stoning . He uses the parable of the eye of the needle to explain the relationship between wealth and heaven to a rich young man .
When Jesus entered Jerusalem , the enthusiasm he aroused the displeasure of the high priests. When he drives the money changers out of the temple , the high priests around Kajaphas decide to try Jesus.
Betrayed by Judas Iscariot , Jesus holds the Last Supper with his disciples and is arrested in the garden of Gethsemane . Jesus is sentenced to death by Pontius Pilate - despite warnings from his wife. After a long way of the cross , he is nailed to the cross on Golgotha . The end of the film alludes to Jesus' resurrection .
Production, background, music, publication
It is a Pereda Films production under the general supervision of Ramon Pereda. In the opening credits it can be read that the entire technical and artistic staff involved in the film belong to the Union de Trabajadores de estudios cinematograficos de mexico, seccion 2 del STIC de la RM, CTM. In the music segment, the Coros de Madrigalistas is mentioned. We would like to thank the Mexican Archbishop Martínez for his visit during the filming and for the words that he introduced to the film and for which we are grateful. Presbyter Manuel Gómez and Doctor Antonio Brambila acted as ecclesiastical advisers to the Archbishop.
The film was shot in Mexico . Jesús de Nazareth is the first Mexican film to deal with the life and suffering and death of Jesus. After the turbulent years of civil war in Mexico between the government and peasant militias that were close to the Catholic Church, the then President Manuel Ávila Camacho had proposed the topic. The exiled Spaniard José Díaz Morales was commissioned to make a corresponding film in which mainly Spanish actors were to be used, as these usually promised a success at the box office.
As film music oratory coming Messiah by George Frideric Handel (Film Leader, resurrection) and of Ludwig van Beethoven the Symphony no. 3 (the Eroica , while the Cross) and the Symphony no. 6 (the Pastoral ; before and at the beginning of the sermon by John the Baptist , when Jesus preached after his baptism, as well as when Jesus died on the cross).
The film premiered in Mexico on March 26, 1942. It was also published in Brazil. The international English title is Jesus of Nazareth .
Web links
- Jesús de Nazareth in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Jesús de Nazareth movie poster adS bp.blogspot.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Jesús de Nazareth full film, see opening credits