Scouting in Palestine

Scouting in Palestine

Release date : July 11, 1965
Runtime : 55m
Countries of origin : Italy /
Original Language : English / Italian /
Director : Pier Paolo Pasolini /
Writers : Pier Paolo Pasolini /
Production companies : Arco Film /
July 11, 1965 55m Italy Documentary English More
7.2
User Score

Overview

In 1963, accompanied by a newsreel photographer and a Catholic priest, Piero Paolo Pasolini traveled to Palestine to investigate the possibility of filming his biblical epic The Gospel According to Matthew in its approximate historical locations. Edited by The Gospel‘s producer for potential funders and distributors, Seeking Locations in Palestine features semi-improvised commentary from Pasolini as its only soundtrack. As we travel from village to village, we listen to Pasolini’s idiosyncratic musings on the teachings of Christ and witness his increasing disappointment with the people and landscapes he sees before him. Israel, he laments, is much too modern. The Palestinians, much too wretched; it would be impossible to believe the teachings of Jesus had reached these faces. The Gospel According to Matthew was ultimately filmed in Southern Italy. Mel Gibson would use some of the same locations forty years later for The Passion of the Christ.
More »

Top Billed Cast

More
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Self (uncredited)
Don Andrea Carraro
Self (uncredited)

Images

View All Images

Recommendations

More
My American Uncle
Comedy Drama Romance
Back to the Future
Adventure Comedy Science Fiction
Joker
Crime Thriller Drama
Alien
Horror Science Fiction
Avatar
Action Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction
The Revenant
Western Drama Adventure
Prisoners
Drama Thriller Crime
A Quiet Place
Horror Drama Science Fiction
Inside Out
Animation Family Adventure Drama Comedy
Deadpool
Action Adventure Comedy
Parasite
Comedy Thriller Drama
Forrest Gump
Comedy Drama Romance
The Terminator
Action Thriller Science Fiction
Juno
Comedy Drama Romance
  • title:Scouting in Palestine
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1965
  • Runtime:55m
  • Genres: Documentary ·
  • Countries of origin: Italy ·
  • Original Language: English · Italian ·
  • Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini /
  • Writers: Pier Paolo Pasolini ·
  • Production companies: Arco Film ·
  • Overview:In 1963, accompanied by a newsreel photographer and a Catholic priest, Piero Paolo Pasolini traveled to Palestine to investigate the possibility of filming his biblical epic The Gospel According to Matthew in its approximate historical locations. Edited by The Gospel‘s producer for potential funders and distributors, Seeking Locations in Palestine features semi-improvised commentary from Pasolini as its only soundtrack. As we travel from village to village, we listen to Pasolini’s idiosyncratic musings on the teachings of Christ and witness his increasing disappointment with the people and landscapes he sees before him. Israel, he laments, is much too modern. The Palestinians, much too wretched; it would be impossible to believe the teachings of Jesus had reached these faces. The Gospel According to Matthew was ultimately filmed in Southern Italy. Mel Gibson would use some of the same locations forty years later for The Passion of the Christ.
Search history
delete
Popular search