The Last Temptation of Christ (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)

THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST, by Martin Scorsese (RAGING BULL), is a towering achievement. Though it initially engendered enormous controversy, the film can now be viewed as the remarkable, profoundly personal work of faith that it is. This fifteen-year labor of love, an adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakiss landmark novel that imagines an alternate fate for Jesus Christ, features outstanding performances by Willem Dafoe (ANTICHRIST), Barbara Hershey (HANNAH AND HER SISTERS), Harvey Keitel (MEAN STREETS), Harry Dean Stanton (PARIS, TEXAS), and David Bowie (THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH); bold cinematography by the great Michael Ballhaus (BROADCAST NEWS); and a transcendent score by Peter Gabriel.

Starring: Adil Abdelwahab, Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Julie Alter, Barbara Hershey, Harry Dean Stanton, David Bowie, Florian Ballhaus, Michael Ballhaus, Verna Bloom, Andre Gregory, Craig Barron, John Beard, Steve Shill, Ron Bochar, Ahmed Nacir, Del Russell, Donald Hodson, Donna Marie, Doris Von Thury, Leo Burmeister, Leo Marks, Mahamed Ait Fdil Ahmed, Mary Sellers, Michael Been, Mohamed Mabsout, Mokhtar Salouf, Paul Herman, Penny Brown, Robert Spafford, Russell Case, Steven Shill, Paul Greco, Roberts Blossom, Barry Miller, Gary Basaraba, Irvin Kershner, Victor Argo, John Lurie, Leo Burmester, Peggy Gormley, Sabrina Canale, Omero Capanna, Randy Danson, Alan Rosenberg, Giovanni Cianfriglia, Nehemiah Persoff, Dean Coldham, Del Russel, Cis Corman, Peter Berling, Juliette Caton, Tomas Arana, Aldo de Martino, Dale Wyatt, Domenico Fiore, Giorgio Desideri, Michael DiCosimo, Ted Rusoff, Illeana Douglas, David M. Dunlap, Laura Fattori, Tom Fleischman, Peter Gabriel, Rachel Griffiths, Jon Hassell, Ahmed Hatimi, Brian Johnson, Todd Kasow, Frank Kern, David Leonard, Boris Leven, Lisa J. Levine, Skip Lievsay, Marissa Littlefield, Donna Magnani, Peter Mann, Ferdinando Merolla, Mario Michisanti, Barbara Minor, Douglas Murray, Youssou N'Dour, Robert Nichols, Eliza Paley, Geraldine Peroni, Janos Pilenyi, Bruce Pross, Nic Ratner, Joseph P. Reidy, Luigi Rocchetti, Manlio Rocchetti, Andrew Sanders, Thelma Schoonmaker, Paul Schrader, Shari Schwartz, Shankar, David Sharp, Gail Showalter, Maurizio Silvi, Marco Stefanelli, Jeffrey Stern, Philip Stockton, Alberto Tosto, Mario Tursi, Harry J. Ufland, Joe Violante, Steven Visscher, Claudio Zucchet

Director: Barbara de Fina, Harry Ufland