The Book of Life (1998 film)

This article is about the 1998 film. For the 2014 film, see The Book of Life (2014 film).

The Book of Life
Directed by	Hal Hartley
Produced by	Simon Arnal Caroline Benjo
Written by	Hal Hartley
Starring	Martin Donovan PJ Harvey Thomas Jay Ryan Miho Nikaido
Cinematography	Jim Denault
Edited by	Steve Hamilton
Release dates	February 25, 1998 (1998-02-25)
Running time	63 minutes
Language	English

The Book of Life is a 1998 film 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, and PJ Harvey as Mary Magdalene. Yo La Tengo appear as a Salvation Army band.

References

ABC Limelight magazine, July 2005, quoting Hartley on the D. W. Griffith reference.

External links

The Book of Life at the Internet Movie Database
The Book of Life at Rotten Tomatoes

Films directed by Hal Hartley

The Unbelievable Truth (1989) Trust (1990) Surviving Desire (1991) Simple Men (1992) Amateur (1994) Flirt (1995) Henry Fool (1997) The Book of Life (1998) No Such Thing (2001) The Girl from Monday (2005) Fay Grim (2006) Meanwhile (2011) Ned Rifle (2014)

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