Christ Stopped at Eboli

Carlo Levi (Gian Maria Volontè), a painter, writer, doctor, and intellectual, is exiled to Grassano, an impoverished town with only one car and one toilet, in southern Italy. Levi learns to find the humanity in this seemingly backward hamlet. Made for Italian television in four 55-minute parts, it was cut in half for its 1980 U.S. release (to 2 hours — Rosi’s own theatrical cut was 2½) and senselessly re-titled Eboli. This is the U.S. theatrical premiere of Rosi’s complete, uncut epic.

Awards & Nominations:
Best Foreign Language Film (BAFTA Awards, 1983)
Best Film and Best Director (David Di Donatello Awards, 1979)
Best Foreign Film (French Syndicate of Cinema Critics, 1981)
Golden Prize (Moscow International Film Festival, 1979)
Best Supporting Actress - Lea Massari (Italian Syndicate of Film Journalists, 1979)

"Achingly beautiful." -- David Denby, New Yorker

“Best viewed as a meditation, not a conventional drama… An absorbing and sometimes stunningly beautiful movie with an impressive sense of historical detail and social insight.” — David Sterritt

“A SECULAR MIRACLE! The director’s masterpiece and a stunning introduction to his work.” — Michael Sragow