Encountering Jesus in Cinematic Art
Prague, Czech Republic, October 2005
1897 – THE PASSION OF CHRIST (Paris, 5 minutes)
THE
PASSION PLAY (Bohemia, 45 scenes)
1898 – THE MYSTERY OF THE OBERAMERGAU MYSTERY PLAY
(USA)
1899 – LIFE OF JESUS (France, 6 minutes)
1900 – CHRIST WALKING ON THE WATERS (35
seconds, 1st double exposure)
1902 – LIFE AND PASSION OF JESUS CHRIST
(France, 31 scenes)
1907 – LIFE OF JESUS (France, 5 minutes)
1908 – LIFE AND PASSION OF JESUS CHRIST (1914 –
LIFE OF OUR SAVIOR)
1912 – FROM THE MANGER TO THE CROSS (USA, 60
minutes, 1st epic)
1916 – INTOLERANCE (D. W. Griffith, water/wine,
sinful woman, cross)
CIVILIZATION (pacifist Jesus edited out when
US entered WWI in 1917)
1927 – KING OF KINGS (C. B. De Mille, “talkie”,
resurrection in color!)
1961 – KING OF KINGS (USA)
1964 – THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. MATTHEW
(Italy, Paolo Pasolini)
1965 – THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD (USA)
1973 – JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (Andrew Lloyd
Webber musical)
GODSPELL (Stephen Schwartz musical)
GOSPEL ROAD (Johnny Cash, country music)
1977 – JESUS OF NAZARETH (Franco Zeffirelli, 6
hours)
1979 – JESUS (faithful adaptation of the gospel
of Luke)
1990 – JESUS OF MONTREAL (French, modern
staging of a Passion Play)
2000 – JESUS (television mini-series)
2004 – THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (focuses on flagellation and crucifixion)
