Location Hunting in Palestine (Sopralluoghi in Palestina per il vangelo secondo Matteo) 58 years old

In 1963, accompanied by a newsreel photographer and a Catholic priest, Piero Paolo Pasolini traveled to Palestine to investigate the possibility of filming his biblical epic The Gospel According to Matthew in its approximate historical locations. Edited by The Gospel‘s producer for potential funders and distributors, Seeking Locations in Palestine features semi-improvised commentary from Pasolini as its only soundtrack. As we travel from village to village, we listen to Pasolini’s idiosyncratic musings on the teachings of Christ and witness his increasing disappointment with the people and landscapes he sees before him. Israel, he laments, is much too modern. The Palestinians, much too wretched; it would be impossible to believe the teachings of Jesus had reached these faces. The Gospel According to Matthew was ultimately filmed in Southern Italy. Mel Gibson would use some of the same locations forty years later for The Passion of the Christ.

Credits

Location Hunting in Palestine Cast

Name	Character
Pier Paolo Pasolini He was 43, 53 years old when he died	as Pier Paolo Pasolini

Location Hunting in Palestine Crew

Name	Department
Otello Martelli as Director of Photography. He was 63 (97) years old when He died	Camera
Pier Paolo Pasolini as Director. He was 43 (53) years old when He died	Directing