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The Big Question (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 9 Fresh: 4  Rotten:5 Average Rating: 5.1/10

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Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 75 mins

Theatrical Release: Mar 17, 2006 Limited

Synopsis: What are the first existential queries that lead us to question the absolute and consult teachers, parents, priests or older siblings? "The Big Question" is based on an idea that is very simple yet rather complex: it poses extremely direct questions to a large and varied group of people... What are the first existential queries that lead us to question the absolute and consult teachers, parents, priests or older siblings? "The Big Question" is based on an idea that is very simple yet rather complex: it poses extremely direct questions to a large and varied group of people regarding their own intimate perception of the divine. The peculiar microcosm, a surprising sociological container, is the backdrop where these inquiries take place; it actually is a 'non-place' par excellence: the set of 'The Passion of the Christ' by Mel Gibson. The documentary, that has nothing to do with a 'making of', reads as a singular notebook of laic catechism, and its essence is the cultural, religious, social and geographical variety of those interviewed. The topics suggested through the assorted questions are confronted by a subtle, sometimes humorous research, which touches everyone: believers, atheists, agnostics, or the undecided. The allegoric and hieratic soul of "The Big Question" is a white dog that passes through valleys, mountains and ghost towns of southern Italy, during a voyage more oneiric than realistic. [More]

Genre: Education/General Interest

Starring: Maia Morgenstern, Mel Gibson, James Caviezel, Monica Bellucci

Director: Francesco Cabras, Alberto Molinari

DVD Info

Release:

Apr 4, 2006

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Letter Box 4:3

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailer - Trailer Gallery

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It's a pity they didn't release this film paired with The Passion. It plays better than any 'Why I made this movie' documentary you've ever seen.

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03/24/06
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel
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While offering no tidy answers, The Big Question does illustrate the astounding variety of human experience and belief. Perhaps we can find some spiritual satisfaction in that.

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03/24/06
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star
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A collage of highly personal reflections that range from the goofy to the surprisingly affecting.

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03/17/06
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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An annoying documentary by Francesco Cabras and Alberto Molinari.

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03/17/06
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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What might have made for an interesting short film lacks the weight to sustain its feature (albeit, brief) length.

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03/17/06
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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Intriguing and surprisingly witty.

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03/16/06
Robert Koehler
Variety
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2/5

An exploration of personal religious belief in which members of the cast and crew of [The Passion of the Christ], as well as people from the southern Italian villages where it was made, are asked to ponder the question, 'What is God to you?'

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03/16/06
Dana Stevens
New York Times
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Evenhanded as it may generally be, The Big Question can't avoid having the opinions of Mel Gibson.

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03/15/06
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine
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Cabras and Molinari squander a golden opportunity to produce a spiritually oriented variation on the lightweight making-of genre.

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03/14/06
Joshua Land
Village Voice
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