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Christ Stopped at Eboli(1979)

Rialto Pictures

2h 30m
- Drama

Release Date: Apr 3, 2019 | Limited

7.7

A doctor in Fascist Italy is exiled to a remote village for his political views.

Releases

Original Release | Apr 3, 2019

Box Office

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$9,006
Total US & Canada:
$78,736
Total Worldwide:
$78,736

Director & Top Cast

Francesco Rosi
Director

Alain Cuny
Barone Nicola Rotunno

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Mono

Aspect Ratio: 1.66 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: Italy

Summaries

Storyline

In the fascist Italy of 1935, a painter trained as a doctor is exiled to a remote region near Eboli. Over time, he learns to appreciate the beauty and wisdom of the peasants, and to overcome his isolation. — Benjamin Bergery The story follows a real life anti-fascist intellectual, Carlo Levi, into his forced exile in small, isolated village in a remote region of Southern Italy. The village is populated by inhabitants who barely survive on the meager harvest of the unyielding land. Eboli, the closest train station, is the last outpost of civilization (such as it is) before entering a world that has changed very little since the Middle Ages. The movie title, after the book written by Carlo Levi, expresses all the sense of abandon, neglect, desolation and human despair. According to the local tales, even Christ, in his southward journey, went no further than Eboli. Beyond that point, not even God dared (or could be bothered) to go... — Flavio del Balzo