Scouting in Palestine

Synopsis

In 1963, accompanied by a newsreel photographer and a Catholic priest, Piero Paolo Pasolini traveled to Palestine to investigate the possibility of filming his biblical epic The Gospel According to Matthew in its approximate historical locations. Edited by The Gospel‘s producer for potential funders and distributors, Seeking Locations in Palestine features semi-improvised commentary from Pasolini as its only soundtrack. As we travel from village to village, we listen to Pasolini’s idiosyncratic musings on the teachings of Christ and witness his increasing disappointment with the people and landscapes he sees before him. Israel, he laments, is much too modern. The Palestinians, much too wretched; it would be impossible to believe the teachings of Jesus had reached these faces. The Gospel According to Matthew was ultimately filmed in Southern Italy. Mel Gibson would use some of the same locations forty years later for The Passion of the Christ.

Main Cast

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Self (uncredited)

Age : 53 | Popularity : 7%

Don Andrea Carraro

Self (uncredited)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Otello Martelli Aldo Pinelli
	Set Photographer	Angelo Novi
Directing	Director	Pier Paolo Pasolini
Writing	Writer	Pier Paolo Pasolini
Production	Producer	Alfredo Bini
Sound	Sound	Domenico Cantatore
Department	Role	Name

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