TY - BOOK AU - Martin Scorsese AU - Harvey,Keitel AU - Paul Greco AU - Steve Shill AU - Willem Dafoe TI - The Last Temptation of Christ AV - DVD 004041 PY - 1988/// CY - USA PB - Criterion KW - Drama N1 - At his execution, Jesus is tempted by an alluring image of a peaceful and pleasant life with Mary Magdelene to try to get him to refuse the sacrifice he must make; Nikos Kazantzakis N2 - The carpenter Jesus of Nazareth, tormented by the temptations of demons, the guilt of making crosses for the Romans, pity for men and the world, and the constant call of God, sets out to find what God wills for him. But as his mission nears fulfillment, he must face the greatest temptation: the normal life of a good man. Based, not on the Gospels, but on Nikos Kazantzakis' novel of the same name ER -