Jesus of Montreal
1989
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Synopsis
A group of actors putting on an interpretive Passion Play in Montreal begin to experience a meshing of their characters and their private lives as the production takes form against the growing opposition of the Catholic church.
Key facts
Cast
Marie-Christine Barrault, Lothaire Bluteau, Georges Dufaux, Rémy Girard, Yves Jacques, Robert Lepage, Pauline Martin, Gilles Pelletier
Original language
French
Production companies
GÉRARD MITAL PRODUCTIONS, Max Films, OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA
Awards
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture
Setting
Montreal
Filming locations
Montreal
Crew
Screenplay
Denys Arcand
Producer
Roger Frappier, Pierre Gendron
Cinematography
Guy Dufaux, Jacques Leduc
Editing
Isabelle Dedieu
Music
Jean-Marie Benoit, François Dompierre, Yves Laferrière
Québec / French
Québec classification
13 years and over
Classification date
May 15, 1989
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Festival History
- The Rio Grind Film Festival 2026
- Academy Awards 1990 academy_award
- BFI London Film Festival 1989 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 1989 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 1989 generic
Titles
| Original title | Jesús de Montreal | French |
| Translated title | Jesus of Montreal | English, Québec |
| Alternate title | Jesus från Montréal |
Soundtracks
| CD | Jésus De Montréal - Musique Originale Yves Laferrière - Yves Laferrière (1989) | 3 releases, 1989: Max Musique |
| Cassette | Jésus De Montréal - Musique Originale Yves Laferrière - Yves Laferrière (1989) | 2 releases, 1989: Max Musique |
Versions & editions
| Original version (French) |
Full credits
| Director | Denys Arcand |
| Cast | Marie-Christine Barrault, Lothaire Bluteau, Georges Dufaux, Rémy Girard, Yves Jacques, Robert Lepage, Pauline Martin, Gilles Pelletier, Paul Tana, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Catherine Wilkening, Ron Lea |
| Screenplay | Denys Arcand |
| Producer | Roger Frappier, Pierre Gendron |
| Cinematography | Guy Dufaux, Jacques Leduc |
| Editing | Isabelle Dedieu |
| Music | Jean-Marie Benoit, François Dompierre, Yves Laferrière |
| Production design | François Séguin |
| Sound | Marcel Pothier, Patrick Rousseau |
| Costumes | Louise Jobin |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
