Trouble came to a head when a New York Post headline proclaimed, “Gay Jesus May Star on B'Way.” The Post misrepresented a gay Jesus having sex with his apostles in the play, but in reality, the Christ-like Joshua only kisses his betraying lover Judas on stage. Set in the 1950s in Corpus Christi, Texas, the play tells a story that parallels the life of Christ-a life of isolation, misunderstanding, and betrayal.įew theatre productions have stirred massive demonstrations in the streets of Manhattan as Corpus Christi did in 1998. Given the history of such events and the growing conservative Christian climate in the late twentieth century, it is not surprising that Terrance McNally’s play Corpus Christi caused outrage by depicting a Christ-like character who was homosexual. Angels in America was picketed as it toured the United States in 1996, and it had to be performed under court protection in Charlotte, North Carolina. In a similar vein, plays depicting openly gay relationships have proven to be taboo. In 2004 Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ caused a media sensation as reporters and journalists questioned the gruesome violence and perceived Anti-Semitism in the film. In the 1970s Andrew Lloyd Webber’s and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar angered some Christians, who felt the hip rock musical was a sacrilegious mis-telling of Christ’s last days on earth. Produced by Baš Čelik, ASAP Films, Neue Mediopolis Film, Propeler Film , Vertigo , SCCA/PRO.Not surprisingly, depictions of Jesus Christ in plays and movies have stirred audiences to picket or boycott productions. Goran Bogdan in Father / Otac (Serbia, France, Germany, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina) Marta Nieto in Mother / Madre (Spain, France) Nina Hoss in My Little Sister / Schwesterlein (Switzerland)ĭirected by Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond Natasha (Russia, Germany, Ukraine, UK)ĭirected by Ilya Khrzhanovskiy, Jekaterina OertelĪne Dahl Torp in Charter (Sweden, Denmark, Norway)
Uncle Thomas, Accounting for the Days / Tio Tomas, a contabilidade dos dias (Portugal, Canada, France)Īgnieszka Holland for Charlatan (Czech Republic, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia)Ĭoproduced by Film & Music Entertainment, Madants, Furia Film, Czech Television, RTVS, Barrandov Studioįrançois Ozon for Summer of 85 / Été 85 (France, Belgium) Supported by the Romanian Film Centre, the Luxemburg Film Fund and the Sundance Documentary Fund, and with the contribution of RTS Switzerland, RSI Switzerland, YES Docu and MDR GermanyĪll Cats Are Grey in the Dark / Nachts sind alle Katzen grau (Switzerland) Supported by the Romanian Film Centre, the Romanian Television, MEDIA – Creative Europe, Cinelab, Beep StudioĬollective / colectiv (Romania, Luxembourg) Supported by the Czech Film Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, Creative Europe – MEDIA, the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund and the Ukrainian State Film AgencyĪcasă My Home (Romania, Finland, Germany)Ĭoproduced by HBO Europe, Corso Film, Kino Company The Painted Bird / Nabarvené ptáče (Czech Republic, Ukraine, Slovakia)Ĭoproduced by the Czech Television, Directory Films, PubRes and RTVS
The more than 3,800 European Film Academy members will now vote for the winners, who will be presented in a series of virtual events from 8 to 12 December 2020.Īnother Round / Druk (Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden)īerlin Alexanderplatz (Germany, the Netherlands)Ĭorpus Christi / Boże Ciało (Poland, France)Ĭoproduced by WFS Walter Film Studio, Wojewódzki Dom Kultury in Rzeszow, Canal+, Les Contes Modernes The nominations were announced in Seville on 10 November 2020.
Goran Bogdan was nominated in the same category for his part in Father / Otac directed by Srđan Golubović, a coproduction between Serbia, France, Germany, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina.įinally, Mateusz Pacewicz was nominated in the European Screenwriter 2020 category for the script of Corpus Christi. Jan Komasa was nominated for Corpus Christi in the European Director 2020 category, as well as Agnieszka Holland for Charlatan, a coproduction between the Czech Republic, Ireland, Poland and Slovakia.Ĭorpus Christi was also nominated in the European Actor 2020 category, for Bartosz Bielenia.