The Scapegoat (2012) Movie Overview. Christianity and the Glimpse of Parousia, Mary, Sacred Feminine, and Chaos: Resistance and Receptivity. Also included here is a pdf of a research paper that I wrote for an advanced-level course, dealing with character and story structure within the canonical gospels. These newly uncovered documents have thrown new light on how we view first century Palestine and its various religious movements, and on how we view the cultural and historical context of the gospel texts that have been available. (Some might view this as cheating, but I think those moments in the story operate rather well!). With some reservations Standings not a perfect character this film was deeply satisfying, to see a man with a good heart step into an impossible situation, and through kindness, attention and good will, turns everything around. The others had been suppressed by orthodox Christianity in the first several centuries of the movement, and only in the last half century of modern times have archaeologists uncovered texts that had been previously unavailable. Similarly, "James" is from the Greek "Iacomus," which is from the Aramaic and Hebrew "Yakov." Beyond their merely not liking a film without the requisite level of explosions and CGI . Excellent for anyone interesting in understanding the historical context of the New Testament. In May of 2000, I had cranked out the first draft, which was absolutely horrible, barely readable, and at 227 pages was nearly twice as long as it should have been for a film script. Although she had been excited about working with the man who had directed Guinness in Kind Hearts and Coronets, when she met him she realized he was an alcoholic. I got some terrific feedback and input from friends and family (most notably my college friend Lauren Irving, and my father), which sent me in great directions. John, on the other hand, paints a very divine picture for the Jesus character, always calm, in control, following a grand plan, and clearly willing to be a crucifixion victim. There have been some rare depictions of crosses as being in the shape of a capital letter "T," rather than a traditional lower case "t" shape, and I tend to think that this would be far easier and more efficient for the Romans to construct. The screening was followed by a panel discussion of, the psychological aspects of both the film and novel, with Rupert Towe, and Daphne du Mauriers grandson), Dr Coline Covington (Jungian Analyst), and, Christopher Perry (Jungian Analyst and the panel chair). There's something odd about the Malaussne tribe; something fishy, some might even say abnormal See production, box office & company info. These images were painted by Chris Julian soon after having finished the seminal 5th draft of the script, where the script took its current form. This initial unpopularity would only contribute later to the other characters' hatred of him when he attempts to make things right in the climax. Hollywood Reporter casting charts add Gerald James to the cast, but his appearance in the film has not been confirmed. Here's the trailer for the film: She is fatally wounded from the encounter. And with the legs of the victim bent at a sharp angle and nailed to the upright beam, crucifying victims at normal human height would not mean that they would have an easier way of escaping Again, this is my own conjecture, but I feel that it is based on sound logic, and the traditional ideas of crucifixion are overlooking the important factors presented here. With some reservations Standing never claimed to be a perfect character this film was deeply satisfying, to see a man with a good heart step into an impossible situation, and through kindness, attention and good will, turns everything around. In order to get the audience out of the mindset of associating characters or events with traditional depictions of the Gospel stories, I wanted to remove all elements of the "preachy" and baroque language style of the King James Bible that people normally associate with Jesus, and instead provide a style that really spoke to people in a modern sense, with words that would resonate with a modern audience. Not only dull, but unrealistic, uninteresting, implausible, and just not squaring with the way that a character needs to behave in a filmwith his own flaws, pursuits, and story arc. Late in the evening of his first vacation day, John grows disconcerted when a man begins following him and ducks into a small pub. I knew that I did not want to turn this piece into anything with a modern setting, or with modern contexts, so it was always an effort in censoring myself from using modern colloquialisms, while keeping all of the dialogue informal and relaxed. Therefore Judas and all the other followers of Jesus could have been any age at all, from children to old men. For several years, Chris has been working with a talented team of voice-over actors, visual artists, and a composer, to build pre-production material in the form of an "animatic" (a moving storyboard) of the entire story. While shooting and editing for other productions, he pursues film & video projects of his own, most notably the full-length film Invisible Ink, and the Scapegoat film project. I reserve the right to change my mind, remove old posts, and rewrite when I think differently. Ultimately, Jude must choose between the traditions of his heritage and the love for his mentor and hero, and hope that he is able to save the situation for everyone. I consequently involved myself in other smaller projects, a bit intimidated by the daunting task that I knew lie ahead. Contradictions aside, though, all four of the canonical gospels have a clear evangelical agenda at hand, and can not be relied upon for historical information. The film was shot on location in France and at M-G-M British Studios. Standing awakes to find Spence gone, and everyone patient with an obviously hungover Mr. Spence. ), Our main character, of course, is the person known to us through the Greek texts as "Judas," but this is a hellenization of "Yudah" or "Yehudah," and so the English equivalent of these Aramaic/Hebrew names is "Jude.". This discovery has led some scholars to conjecture that the ankles were either A) nailed to the sides of the upright beam, B) nailed to the front of the beam with the victims legs and lower body twisted sideways, or C) for there to be a small supporting block of wood protruding from the upright beam, where the ankle was then nailed to. I personally doubt that the Romans would have taken the time to attach extra blocks of wood to the upright beams. See production, box office & company info, Knebworth House, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England, UK. I hope that in my own small way, I am contributing to such positive forces through this screenplay (and eventually, I hope, the film) by creating work that inspires awareness on all levels, and expands people's perceptions and their historical and cultural heritage. As attention-grabbing and controversial incidents take place wherever Benjamin Malaussene goes, the cops and his colleagues suspect him. Crime Mystery Thriller An English schoolteacher meets his lookalike, a French count; and unwillingly swaps identities with him. Elements of this narrative are clearly filtering down from sources such as the Star Wars films as well as ideas from modern authors such as Neale Donald Walsch, Thich Nhat Hanh, Stewart Wilde, Deepak Chopra, Ram Dass, Wayne Dyer, and Richard Bach. He also teaches video editing and other filmmaking skills at various local colleges and schools. Filming on The Scapegoat began in London in November 2011. The Scapegoat: 1959 Film Adaptation and Event Review, screening of the 1959 adaptation of Daphne du Maurier, the Society for Analytical Psychology. She despised all the British film crewand she obviously considered me a nonentity - with which I wouldn't quarrel greatly. An absolute must read! John Barratt: Fate has made a beautiful mistake and we are together when we might have been apart. Take the Black: Christic masculinity and fatherhood for young men, Blind leading the Blind? "Shimone the Rock" is someone that does not question events in his life, does not truly fathom what Joshua is trying to accomplish ideologically or intellectually, and believes that the way his father treated him is the way he also should behaveto Jude and to everyone. Writer and Director. Although the Gospel of Thomas contains no narrative elementsno story or sequence of events at all, least of all the crucifixionand only "teachings," it is still clear that the Jesus depicted by the author of Thomas was vastly different from the canonical depictions, and some would say even has an Eastern or quasi-Buddhist slant. This is perhaps one of the most frightening things about the Fundamentalist Christian movement: inherent within their philosophy is the need to believe certain historical events as capital T "True," when personal relevance and resonance should be far more important than historical fact. My list of movies slowly turned into a lesson in "this is what not to do," or at the very least, "this is what I dont want in my version." Startled, his mother criticizes his decision and mentions a clause in a family contract that piques John's curiosity. Jacques scorns John's sentiment and at gunpoint demands that he depart. The outlaws split and Jack tries to swim across a river to evade his pursuers. She knew her lines - and spat them forth in her familiar way - and was always on time. While the team is seeking the budget to build this project in a live-action form, many talented members of the acting and filmmaking community have provided their services towards the production of the animatic, in order to further the cause of getting this project funded. (Please visit the Research Page for more information and links about this subject.). But I did not want to change any names, I just wanted to give them more of an historical spin. MGM provided much of the financing, even after Du Maurier refused their suggestion that she cast the more commercial Cary Grant in the lead. Chris Julian is a freelance video editor, cinematographer and camera operator in Seattle, WA. There will be a few others of course, but most of the filming will be in this one spot. In the Piers Paul Read biography of Guinness, the actor said Davis "refused all invitations to dinner etc and had no desire to chat. Blanche intercedes to declare that she overheard Jacques in Franoise's room and accuses him of murder. Those that are interested may contact the team at info@scapegoatfilm.net. 5 stars. He had recently won the Oscar for Best Actor for The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), followed by a knighthood. (10 reels), The on-screen suspense in The Scapegoat, a 1959 tale of two look-alikes who switch places, was almost upstaged by the off-screen tension between dueling stars Alec Guinness and Bette Davis. Although the book has its flaws, it's still a classic in the field. The next morning, John awakens to find himself, dressed in unfamiliar pajamas and discovers that Jacques is gone. The more one digs into the texts to learn about the "historical" Jesus, the more one is reminded of how little we can ever truly know. Although there have been a variety of "sub-drafts" along the way, the current version is in its seventh generation of drafts, and it is currently 116 pages. These resources represent only a small fraction of the material I studied, although the items on this list proved most helpful. The apostles once asked Christ, "What's our prayer?" An incredibly rich and comprehensive reconstruction of the life of Jesus during Roman rule. Drama Set in 1952, as England prepares for the coronation, this movie tells the story of two very different men who have one thing in common - a face. After the film was shown (a failure) she let it be known that she considered that I had ruined her performance and had had it cut to a minimum." Back at St. Gilles, John panics when he learns of a hunt set for the following day and of Jacques' reputation as a crack shot. The Scapegoat (1959) Official Trailer - Alec Guiness, Bette Davis Crime Movie HD - YouTube 0:00 / 2:15 The Scapegoat (1959) Official Trailer - Alec Guiness, Bette Davis Crime Movie HD 16,617. The Guinness biography also mentions that the actor directed portions of the picture. The film of The Scapegoat was released in 1959 and it starred Alec Guinness in the role of John and his doppelganger Jacques, and Hollywood legend Bette Davis as his mother, the morphine-addicted Countess. Confused, John flees outside, wondering how to deal with his predicament and is calmed by a chat with the precocious Marie-Noel. I am decidedly opposed to religion as a whole, and Christianity in particular, but I still hold such a fascination for it, for the stories themselves, perhaps because it has affected the world so drastically in the last few centuries, and in many ways not for the better. But there is not a single parable to be found in John's depiction. Sign in to log, rate or review. Learning that John has not arranged accommodations, Jacques suggests that he might find a room at his hotel. John agrees, but when he arrives at the chateau, is angered when Dr. Aloin does not believe his explanations about Jacques's disappearance and suggests that John is suffering from emotional duress. A more in-depth and specific look at the transmission of Christian texts in the first several centuries of the movement. To avoid participating, John deliberately burns his shooting hand at the foundry. There is yet another aspect of traditional depictions of crucifixion that seems illogical and would have been inefficient for the Romans to conduct regular death sentences in this manner. Perhaps technical for some, but with incredible ideas and insight into the process of history at work in ancient texts. She preferred to lie in the bed between scenes while the crew lit her. Although I had previously been familiar with the basic texts based on the life of Jesus of Nazareth, The writing of the screenplay involved literally several years of research, in the form of reading, viewing documentaries and films, and taking several college courses, mostly in the Near Eastern Studies Department at Cornell University. Principal Cast: Alec Guinness (Jacques De Gue/John Barrett), Bette Davis (The Countess), Nicole Maurey (Bella), Irene Worth (Francoise De Gue), Pamela Brown (Blanche), Peter Bull (Aristide). The one thing Davis truly enjoyed about playing the role was the chance to do most of her scenes in bed. John Braratt is a professor of French who teaches at a college and runs into a man who looks exactly like him and this other man, DeGue drugs Braratt and leaves him in a hotel with all his passports and clothing. I also wanted to convey the element of Hebrew poetry in the script, as it was a very essential part of the Jewish culture. The Scapegoat is a 1912 American short silent Western film directed by Otis B. Thayer and starring Tom Mix. Tom and Nellie are out of town and Nellie's horse bolts. Standing finds out that everyone hates him for being disinterested, manipulative and completely heartless. He is then determined to find out who is harassing him. BW-93m. At breakfast, John meets Jacques's brother-in-law, Aristide, who asks John about business discussions in Paris. Even though there are two deadly explosions in the movie, they are not dwelled upon, and the resulting police investigation is comical rather than sinister. Alec Guinness Bette Davis Nicole Maurey Irene Worth Pamela Brown Annabel Bartlett Geoffrey Keen Noel Howlett Peter Bull Leslie French Alan Webb Maria Britneva Eddie Byrne Peter Sallis Alexander Archdale. When John attempts to tell her the truth about himself, Bela admits she knew at once that he was not Jacques because his manner was so different. (September 2022) Cast [ edit] Tom Mix as Tom Mason, the Scapegoat The Scapegoat Original title: Au bonheur des ogres 2013 G 1 h 32 m IMDb RATING 6.3 /10 1.3K YOUR RATING Rate Play trailer 1:54 1 Video 21 Photos Comedy Drama There's something odd about the Malaussne tribe; something fishy, some might even say abnormal. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Scapegoat_(2011_film)&oldid=1111532680, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles containing Turkish-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 21 September 2022, at 13:24. ), The name "Jesus" is derived from the ancient Greek "Iesus," pronounced "Yeh-sus." I also knew that this script was about ideology, and that Jude needed to be someone that Joshua (the Jesus character) would have to convince of a much larger spiritual and philosophical world. I decided: what better way to create a sympathetic character than to make Jude a child? He falls in love with Nellie and is later elected town sheriff. You can help by adding to it. Du Ma, expert Dr Laura Varnam has written this review of the event for, she also shares some of her own research on the adaptation. When John asks if he might inspect the foundry, the family members are bewildered. For example, Mark declares that Jesus only taught in parables, and never taught any other way. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. I'm taking my cue from Reservoir Dogs and will be filming the majority of the film in the one location. None of them ever worked together again. The Scapegoat Photos View All Photos Movie Info An unemployed teacher (Matthew Rhys) meets his exact double in a British pub and becomes sucked into the man's wrecked life. Sometimes people ask when it will be "done." See production, box office & company info, MGM British Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK. Strolling in town, John wonders about Jacques's purpose for switching places with him, when he is nearly trampled by a horse ridden by an attractive woman, Bela. But (despite some character similarities) I did not want modern associations with the Sylvester Stallone character, nor did I want a modern colloquial nickname such as "Rocky" in this film either. This is the fascinating true life story of one of Ireland's most famous unsolved murders. The Scapegoat is a spot-on, first-rate movie. Producer: Michael Balcon Your email address will not be published. The doctor informs John that Franoise has died after falling from her second-story window. Alarmed by Franoise's distress, John calms her by insisting the contract can be changed. Her one shot at a comeback, as the mother in the Broadway production of Look Homeward, Angel, had been dashed when she broke her back in a freak accident. Marie-Noel then reminds John that he must drive her to her weekly music lesson in the nearby town of Villars and John plays a game with her in order to learn the directions there. (After all, crucifixion is a death by asphyxiation, as the diaphragm cannot continue to do its work if the arms are raised up.). John is then flustered by the warm greeting from Jacques's young daughter, Marie-Noel, who believes him to be her father. He is determined to disappear, even though he has now found a new family whom he loves. I am just telling a story. An English schoolteacher meets his lookalike, a French count; and unwillingly swaps identities with him. There also were problems with her costumes and makeup. In addition, I was drawing upon other characters outside of Christianity, which were consistent with the story arc I was attempting to create for Jesus. Needless to say, these anomalies have puzzled Christians and intrigued scholars for centuries. But this was still a period piece, and had to be conveyed as such. Relieved to find Bela sympathetic, John tells her about himself and the strange meeting with Jacques. Cinematography: Paul Beeson The purpose of the animatic is to connect with individuals and companies interested in backing the project financially, so the film can be realized as a live-action work. Names from this story are obviously very connected to traditional Christian associations, so I wanted to find a way to change the context of those associations. When the young novelist/screenwriter turned in his version and Du Maurier read it, she wrote an agitated letter to Balcon stating "I was frankly appalled. Dominic de SouzaCradle-Catholic passionate about the frontier between Faith, history, and science in the modern world. Similarly, in the book, Jacques provides John the opportunity to start his life over as he has impersonated John in England and caused several changes in John's life. 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