The Life of Jesus
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Bruno Dumont
David Douche
Marjorie Cottreel
Kader Chaatouf
Sebastien Delbaere
Samuel Boidin
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Freddy, barely 20 and an unemployed epileptic, lives with his mom, who runs a cafe in the small, sleepy town of Bailleul in Northern France. Freddy loves his girlfriend Marie and hangs out with his buddies aimlessly riding motor scooters. However, he faces a moment of strife when he sees Marie talking to the new guy in town, Kader, the young son of an Arab family. Freddy's listless life, fueled by jealousy and prejudice leads him to an act of violence, in which he kills Kader.
Director
Bruno Dumont
Cast
David Douche
Marjorie Cottreel
Kader Chaatouf
Sebastien Delbaere
Samuel Boidin
Steve Smagghe
Sebastien Bailleul
Genevieve Cottreel
Rene Gilleron
Madame Chaatouf
M Chaatouf
Daniel Tanchon
Sophie Ruckebusch
Jean-claude Lefebvre
Gerard Wallyn
Jean-benoit Gros
Suzanne Bertelot
Melinda Deseure
Jean-paul Potteuw
L'harmonie De Bailleul
Bernard Fillebeen
Francis Desure
Alain Lenancker
Helene Blaevoet
Marie-josee Van Overbeke
Nadir Ghilmoinou
Jacky Delmone
Crew
Alexander Arnaud
Virginie Barbay
Marc Bernard
Rachid Bouchareb
Jean Brehat
Pierre Choukroun
Xavier Christiaens
Richard Cuvillier
Claude Debonnet
Isabelle Debusscher
Olivier Denesles
Yves Deschamps
Bruno Dumont
Michelle Grimaud
Matthieu Imbert
Guy Lecorne
Isabelle Legrix
Muriel Merlin
Olivier Molinari
Zoom N'guyen
Philippe Penot
Nathalie Raoul
Laurent Rodier
Eric Rophe
Thierry Sabatier
Isabelle Sanchez
Frederique Suchet
Philippe Van Leeuw
Ferouz Zaafour
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for the 1997 Cesar Award for Best First Film.
Winner of Fassbinder Award for European Discovery of the Year (Bruno Dumont) at the 1997 European Film Awards.
Winner of the International Critics Prize at the 1997 Chicago Film Festival.
Winner of the Sutherland Trophy for best first feature at the 1997 London Film Festival.
Released in United States Spring May 15, 1998
Released in United States October 2, 1998
Released in United States on Video May 4, 1999
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States October 1997
Released in United States November 1997
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States March 1998
Released in United States July 1998
Released in United States October 1998
Shown at Filmfest DC in Washington, DC April 22 - May 3,
"The Life of Jesus" won France's Prix Jean Vigo at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.
Shown at New York Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1997.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival October 9-19, 1997.
Shown at London Film Festival November 6-23, 1997.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1998.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 21 - June 14, 1998.
Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival March 19-29, 1998.
Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 3-11, 1998.
Shown at Denver International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) October 8-15, 1998.
Feature directorial debut from Bruno Dumont.
Independant production company 3B Productions is co-run by Rachid Bouchareb who directed the 1996 Oscar-nominated "Dust of Life."
1998.
Released in United States Spring May 15, 1998
Released in United States October 2, 1998 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States on Video May 4, 1999
Released in United States 1997 ("The Life of Jesus" won France's Prix Jean Vigo at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.)
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1997.)
Released in United States October 1997 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival October 9-19, 1997.)
Released in United States November 1997 (Shown at London Film Festival November 6-23, 1997.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Denver International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) October 8-15, 1998.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1998.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 21 - June 14, 1998.)
Released in United States March 1998 (Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival March 19-29, 1998.)
Released in United States July 1998 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 3-11, 1998.)
