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THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST opens in 123 theaters to a chorus of public protest and outrage. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Written by Paul Schrader, based on the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis. Provocative, polarising cause celebre posits a conflicted, doubt-plagued Jesus Christ forsaking the cross to pursue a life of earthly desires & domestic bliss. With Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Harry Dean Stanton and David Bowie.
