Secondo Ponzio Pilato

Secondo Ponzio Pilato
Directed by Luigi Magni
Produced by Franco Committeri
Written by Luigi Magni
Starring Nino Manfredi
Stefania Sandrelli
Lando Buzzanca
Music by Angelo Branduardi
Cinematography Giorgio Di Battista
Edited by Ruggero Mastroianni
Distributed by Massfilm, Titanus
Release dates
  • 1987 (1987)
Running time
105 minutes
Country Italy
Language Italian

Secondo Ponzio Pilato is a 1987 Italian historical comedy-drama film written and directed by Luigi Magni. The film continues the Magni's path of ironic reinterpretation of the history.[1] It was filmed between Syracuse, Algeria and Tunisia.[2] For her performance in this film Stefania Sandrelli was nominated to the Silver Ribbon for Best Actress.

Plot

The Roman tribune Pontius Pilate then runs Jesus Christ and then, never mind, allows Christ to be executed after being scourged. Crucified and dead, Jesus Christ promises to the faithful that would be resurrected three days after his earthly death. From this point Pontius Pilate begins to be opposed and hated by the Roman people that he realizes his mistake and that the Jews, who in turn are severely punished by the Emperor Tiberius.
The family of Pontius is all against him, and especially in the Roman province in the Galilee erupts into chaos when Jesus really resurrects. After a military intervention of Tiberius in the area where Jesus lived to restore order, approve without much thinking about it a law that condemns Ponzio. He in fact did so, although it was powerful, that the situation capitulate against him, that he wants to be puntio for his guilt of having shamefully condemned the poor Jesus After asking pardon of God, Pontius Pilate and as a result beheaded ago for the conversion can be defined as "blessed."

Cast

References

  1. Vito Zagarrio. Cinema italiano anni novanta. Marsilio, 1998.
  2. Adele Gallotti (Oct 12, 1987). "Manfredi è Pilato ma senza Vangelo". La Stampa.


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