La vie de Jésus
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La vie de Jésus is the 1997 debut feature film by director Bruno Dumont. It was the winner of the prestigious BFI
Sutherland Trophy
, Camera d’Or at Cannes, the Prix Jean Vigo
and European Discovery of the Year at the European Film Awards.
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:-Cinemas:The BFI runs the BFI Southbank and IMAX theatre, both located on the south bank of the River Thames in London...
Sutherland Trophy
Sutherland Trophy
Created in 1958, the Sutherland Trophy was awarded annually by the British Film Institute to "the maker of the most original and imaginative [first or second feature] film introduced at the National Film Theatre during the year"...
, Camera d’Or at Cannes, the Prix Jean Vigo
Prix Jean Vigo
The Prix Jean Vigo is an award in the Cinema of France given annually since 1951 to a French film director in homage to Jean Vigo. It was founded by French writer Claude...
and European Discovery of the Year at the European Film Awards.
Controversy
Dumont included extreme close-ups of penetration in The Life of Jesus to emphasize the animal nature of the sex act.DVD release
- La vie de Jésus - Director-approved Masters of Cinema Series edition - Released in the UK 21 July 2008