Jésus de Montréal

Jésus de Montréal is a 1989 French Canadian movie that explores themes of universal and intemporal values in the passion of Christ. As such, it stands among other favourites like Christ Recrucified by Kazantzakis or Jour de Feu by Barjavel. The drama is supported by a mixture of the Messiah complex and events that can be directly interpreted in one's life as counterparts from the gospels. One interesting aspect is the choice of Quebec as a support and scenery for the story, probably the most perpendicular background to that of Jesus' biblical environment, including the Quebec French language with its mesmerizing accent. This succeeds in showing that however remote the time, the context, the cultural aspects, some stories always remain the same one, endlessly retold.