The film jumps almost thirty years between the run of the Holy Family and the reappearance of Jesus to the beginning of His ministry, but this reflects a gap in His life: we really don't know anything about Jesus between these two moments. Therefore, we have scenes that almost never appear on film such as the annunciation, circumcision, the presentation at the Temple, the massacre of the Innocents, the death of John the Baptist and several moments after the resurrection, such as the appearance of Jesus to Mary Magdalene or the ascent.
However, the fact that it was a mini-series allowed the director, Franco Zeffirelli, to extend himself and show moments of Jesus' life that would normally be suppressed or implied in a conventional film. Jesus is the most striking and revolutionary figure in human history. I will not waste time summarizing the plot because anyone knows the life of Jesus, even without having faith or touching the Bible with a finger. This film is just another one, but that doesn’t mean it’s bad: it means it’s much less known and, because it was made for TV, thought of as a mini-series of four episodes of 90 minutes each, it works in practice as a long film of more than 5 hours in length. This film is just another one, but that doesn’t mean it’s bad: it means it’s much less known inema and television are absolutely full of works about Jesus Christ, or about Mary, the Apostles or other characters and people who lived at the same time or contacted, even slightly, with Jesus. Inema and television are absolutely full of works about Jesus Christ, or about Mary, the Apostles or other characters and people who lived at the same time or contacted, even slightly, with Jesus. However it eventually garnered enormous praise, leading the miniseries to become a yearly Easter time staple on both network television and cable. Franco Zeffierelli's depiction, featuring an all-star cast, caused initial pre-broadcast jitters and protests. He eventually succumbs to the will of the religious and civil leadership of Roman-occupied Palestine, but lives on after spawning the religion of Christianity, still practiced today. He eventually succumbs to the will of the religious and civil leadership of Roman-occupied This epic story chronicles the conception, birth, and life of Jesus from the town of Nazareth, who becomes a gifted but controversial Rabbi, garnering many followers while preaching peace and an alternate interpretation of the Jewish scriptures. Summary: This epic story chronicles the conception, birth, and life of Jesus from the town of Nazareth, who becomes a gifted but controversial Rabbi, garnering many followers while preaching peace and an alternate interpretation of the Jewish scriptures.
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