Extract from The South Bank Show: Martin Scorsese on The Last Temptation of Christ
Extract from The South Bank Show: Martin Scorsese on The Last Temptation of Christ
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location:New York, USA
Ttile music. Melvyn Bragg introduces the programme including highlighting the controversy surrounding the film. Shots of Scorsese in his studio in New York with editor Thelma Schoonmaker. Interview with Scorsese talking about Paramount cancelling the initial production of the film. Scorsese reading from the introduction to the book The Last Temptation by Nico Kazantzaki before chatting about the appeal of the text, especially how it reveals the human-side of Jesus. Profile of Kazantzaki followed by profile of Scorsese's childhood. He explains his interest in the Christian religion. Shots of storyboards of imagery films drawn by Scorsese in his childhood.