REL 0103 & FMS 0177: Religion and Film

A peace-loving prince of Judea leads his nation against the wrath of the conquering Romans. His self-imposed destiny brings tragedy to himself and his people.

The early Italian epic with amazing production values that rival any Griffith project of the time. Filmed on location in the holy land.

A farmer moves his family to South Africa and suffers a series of seemingly insurmountable losses. Through unlikely friendships and much needed divine intervention, he discovers his life's true purpose and it sustains his unwavering belief in the power of faith.

Jesus is called back to earth by a mohawked preacher and finds himself the target of a horde of Kung Fu-fighting vampires wreaking havoc in downtown Ottawa.

Based on the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, book and lyrics by Tim Rice, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 1977.

The Greatest Story Ever Told as only Cecil B. DeMille could tell it. In 1927, working with one of the biggest budgets in Hollywood history, DeMille spun the life and Passion of Christ into a silent-era blockbuster.

In Martin Scorcese's controversial movie, Jesus, as both fully human and fully divine, is viewed as free of sin but subject to all temptations, including sexual ones.

The Pythons satirize religion, capital punishment, revolutionary politics, terrorism, graffiti, science fiction, and a host of other topics through the story of Brian, a first-century Judean.

Mel Gibson's controversial epic depicts the last twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth.