La vie de Jésus
Directed by Bruno Dumont • 1997 • France
Starring David Douche, Marjorie Cottreel
With his stunning debut feature, the risk-taking auteur Bruno Dumont immediately established his reputation as an uncompromising iconoclast on the cutting edge of French cinema. Blending unflinching realism with moments of startling, light-filled beauty, LA VIE DE JÉSUS finds unexpected philosophical richness in the quotidian, small-town existence of Freddy (nonprofessional David Douche in a revelatory, one-off performance), an aimless young man with epilepsy who, in his childlike simplicity, embodies both great tenderness and terrifying brutality. Leaving the film’s cryptic title tantalizingly open to interpretation, Dumont dares viewers to see the divine in a seemingly dead-end world.
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La vie de Jésus
Directed by Bruno Dumont • 1997 • France
Starring David Douche, Marjorie CottreelWith his stunning debut feature, the risk-taking auteur Bruno Dumont immediately established his reputation as an uncompromising iconoclast on the cutting edge of French cinema. Blending unflinching realism with...
Extras
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Bruno Dumont on LA VIE DE JÉSUS
In this interview shot in 2019, director Bruno Dumont discusses his first film, LA VIE DE JÉSUS.
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French Television Interviews with Bruno Dumont on LA VIE DE JÉSUS
These segments from two episodes of the French television program Le cercle de minuit, hosted by Laure Adler, features interviews with director Bruno Dumont. The first, broadcast on May 13, 1997, was directed by Pierre Desfons. The second, broadcast on June 3, 1997, was directed by Don Kent.
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Bruno Dumont with Phillipe Rouyer on LA VIE DE JÉSUS
In this interview from 2014, director Bruno Dumont discusses LA VIE DE JÉSUS with film critic Philippe Rouyer.
