The Book of Life (1998)
- Directed by
- Hal Hartley
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- France, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 03m
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 41 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Jesus returns to New York City on the eve of the millennium planning to end the world. He meets the Devil and finds himself unexpectedly charmed by the people he meets.
wrydeadpanquirkycontemplativeoffbeatlow-key
What happens
The Book of Life is a 1998 film directed by Hal Hartley. In the film, Jesus returns to earth on the eve of the new millennium planning to bring about the apocalypse, but finds himself surprisingly enamored of humanity. It stars Martin Donovan as Jesus, PJ Harvey as Mary Magdalene, and Thomas Jay Ryan as The Devil. Yo La Tengo appear as a Salvation Army band. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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