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THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST. opens in 123 theatres to a chorus of outrage and condemnation from Christian religious groups across the country. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Adapted by Paul Schrader from Nikos Kazantzakis's controversial 1955 novel, Provocative, polarising film posits a decidely un-Messiah-like Jesus Christ forsaking the cross for a life of earthly pleasures and domestic bliss. With Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey and David Bowie as Pilate.
