| Jesus of Montreal | |
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| French | Jésus de Montréal |
| Directed by | Denys Arcand |
| Written by | Denys Arcand |
| Produced by | Roger Frappier Pierre Gendron Monique Létourneau |
| Starring | Lothaire Bluteau Catherine Wilkening Johanne-Marie Tremblay |
| Cinematography | Guy Dufaux |
| Edited by | Isabelle Dedieu |
| Music by | Yves Laferrière |
| Distributed by | Cineplex Odeon Films (Canada) UGC Distribution (France)[1] |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Countries | Canada France |
| Languages | French English |
| Budget | $4.2 million[2] |
| Box office | C$3 million (Canada)[3] |
Jesus of Montreal (French: Jésus de Montréal) is a 1989 Canadian comedy drama film written and directed by Denys Arcand, and starring Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening and Johanne-Marie Tremblay. The film tells the story of a group of actors in Montreal who perform a passion play in a Quebec church (the film uses the grounds of Saint Joseph's Oratory on Mount Royal), combining religious belief with unconventional theories on a historical Jesus. As the church turns against the main actor and author of the play, his life increasingly mirrors the story of Jesus, and the film adapts numerous stories from the New Testament.
The film came out to critical acclaim and won numerous awards, including the Genie Award for Best Picture and the Jury Prize at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also nominated for the 1989 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Critics in the Toronto International Film Festival have regarded the film as one of the Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time.
- ^ "Jésus de Montréal (1989)". Lumiere. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ Rosenthal, Donna (22 July 1990). "The Passion Of Denys Arcand". The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Canadian Films At Home". Variety. November 19, 1990. p. 56.