Judas (2001)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Judas |
| Original title | Giuda |
| Country of production | Italy , Germany |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2001 |
| length | 91 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Raffaele Mertes |
| script |
Gareth Jones Gianmario Pagano |
| production | Luca Bernabei |
| music | Marco Frisina |
| camera | Giovanni Galasso |
| cut | Elisabetta Marchetti |
| occupation | |
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Judas is a film adaptation of the Bible from 2001, which tells the life story and the tragic end of the apostle Judas Iscariot , who, according to New Testament tradition, betrayed Jesus of Nazareth with a kiss.
From the advocate of the teaching of Jesus to the man who still hopes under the cross that Jesus will work a miracle and save himself - this is how the film depicts Judas Iscariot.
action
Judas, the son of a wealthy merchant, joins Jesus because he believes he can free Judea from the yoke of the Romans. But the new Messiah preaches love and forgiveness - but Judas longs for the sword. He maintains contacts with the Zealots and their leader Barabbas . These want to strike unless Jesus does something soon.
Judas has a plan. He wants to provoke Jesus to do something against Rome. Judas supports the two resistance fighters Disma and Jesta, who are active underground and are planning an assassination attempt on Pontius Pilate . With the help of 30 pieces of silver that Judas gave to Dismas' sister, Sarah, they managed to break into the governor's palace. But they are caught and sentenced to death. Out of anger at the attack, Pilate has many respected Jews held hostage, including Judas' parents.
When Judas doesn't know what to do next, he goes to Caiaphas , the high priest , and allows himself to be persuaded under pressure to reveal the whereabouts of his master in exchange for a refund of the 30 silver pieces.
The capture and condemnation of Jesus is presented - in reverse of the biblical accounts - as a prepared plot between the Roman governor Pontius Pilate and the high priest, not as an initiative of the Jewish leadership, which Pilate only reluctantly and under pressure gave in. The Jewish hostages arrested by Pilate are only released when the people demonstrated for the release of Barabbas and thus sealed the death sentence against Jesus.
The next day, Jesus is crucified outside the walls of Jerusalem together with Disma and Jesta, the two thieves from the Gospels. Judas hopes to the last that God will intervene and imagines that Jesus will descend from the cross and destroy his tormentors. When none of this happens and the three condemned die, he sees no way out and hangs himself.
background
Making a film about the traitor is difficult in that the real motives for Judas' betrayal have remained unknown to this day. Was it greed or, as shown in the film, the unfulfilled hope of an uprising? Nevertheless, the authors succeeded in staging a credible theory.
The decor is rather mediocre, as the sets and sets in Morocco could be bigger.
As in “ Mary Magdalene ”, Jesus is represented by Danny Quinn, the son of Anthony Quinn . In the other important roles mainly German actors like Manfred Zapatka , Hannes Jaenicke and Mathieu Carrière can be seen.
The main role - Judas - embodied the Italian Enrico Lo Verso , who was allowed to portray Joshua in " The Bible - Moses " in 1996 .
Some voice actors
- Judas Iscariot: Bernd Vollbrecht
- Jesus: Peter Reinhardt
- Sarah: Aglaia Szyszkowitz
- Pontius Pilate: Mathieu Carrière
- Simon Petrus: Martin Seifert
- Simon the Zealot: Jan Spitzer
- Johannes: Gerrit Schmidt-Foss
- Venturius: Manfred Zapatka
- Longinus: Mathias Herrmann
- Joseph of Arimathäa: Hannes Jaenicke
- Caiaphas: Gerhard Paul
criticism
“The plot tells the well-known stations of the last days in the life of Jesus, just from the perspective of the traitor - and tries all the time to find explanations and excuses for Judas' behavior. However, this hardly succeeds because too little information about life under Roman occupation has been incorporated. […] So the result looks a bit like an old-fashioned adventure film with palace intrigues and cunning Romans - including the somewhat stiff and sedate keynote, as we know it from old Bible films. (Rating: 2 stars out of a possible 5, corresponds to 'has weaknesses') "
literature
Thomas Langkau: 8.4 "Judas" (2001). In: ders .: Film star Jesus Christ: the latest Jesus films as a challenge for theology and religious education. Lit Verlag , Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-8258-0196-0 ; Pp. 157–159 in Google Book Search.
Web links
- Jesus legends with synopsis, episode list and review on Peplumania.com
- Judas in the Internet Movie Database (English)