Jesus - Der Film (1986)

• 66%
• 1986
• Drame

JÉSUS - THE FILM is a monumental feature film en 35 episodes, shot on Super8. The individual episodes retell the story of the New Testament, and were made by a total of 22 filmmakers from East and West Germany à 12 months. The project s own history follows the story of Jesus Christ de recrutement his apôtres. The film creator Michael Brynntrup is a central and controversial figure of Berlin's vivid independent community. His transgressive obsessions, as well as his capability to smuggle miles of Russian Super8 matériel de tournage through East-West customs, gathered a group of believers around him. Individuals and groups from various type factions filled the holy frame, inspired by the Dadaistic idea of an 'ecriture automatique'. From one to another, they passed ideas, material and actors, including Michael Brynntrup himself as the title character.