Zeffirelli is a stickler for detail, and a master of visual imagery. 3) Peter's stubbornness is as sinful as Matthew's avarice, which makes Christ's telling of this particular story so apropos. His religious followers are animately against his going to Matthew's house, and do everything they can to talk him out of it. 2) The scribes, Pharisees and zealots aren't the only ones Christ has trouble with. His rendition of the story of "The Prodigal Son" is riveting. That scene also illustrates some other things: 1) Christ is a wonderful storyteller.
At the dinner party, Christ tells the guests the story of "The Prodigal Son." Everyone is moved but no one more than Peter, who enters the room and asks Matthew to forgive him for the way he has treated him. When Christ tells Matthew he would like to visit him for dinner, Peter resents this, and follows him there. There is a natural animosity between Peter and Matthew because Peter has to give him part of the meager profits from his fishing business in taxes. When Christ is calling his disciples, he first approaches Peter, a hard-working fisherman and then, Matthew, a tax-collector. What Zeffirelli does best - capturing the people, period and essence of a literary masterpiece - he does here, but he takes it one step further: he also captures the faith, and he does it with intelligence and emotion. There are numerous versions of the life of Christ out there, but this is by far the finest. Best Christian Film, 1977 - 5-Star Masterpieceįranco Zeffirelli is primarily known for his exquisite filming of Shakespeare's plays - Romeo And Juliet, Hamlet, Taming Of The Shrew, etc.
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