DVD
The brand new testament = Le tout nouveau testament
Call Number
- DVD FOREIGN (CEN)
Languages
In French, with English or French subtitles.
Performers
Benoit Poelvoorde, Catherine Deneuve, François Damiens, Yolande Moreau, Pili Groyne, Laura Verlinden, Serge Larivière.
Publication Information
Chicago, IL : Music Box Films, [2017]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (115 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (18 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
God exists! Sadly, he is a real scoundrel. A misanthropic family man living in Brussels, he is a petty and tyrannical force in the lives of the masses. From a computer in his private office, God invents annoying new laws of the universe with which to burden humanity. Disgusted by her father's antics, God's 10-year-old daughter Ea breaks into his office, leaking the predestined death dates of everyone in the world and embarking on a quest to draft a new testament with a modern band of apostles. Now freed from uncertainty of death, the values and priorities of mankind begin to shift in this hilarious and visionary romp.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2015.
Special features: God is among us: the making of The brand new testament ; interview with director Jaco van Dormael ; interview with Benoît Poelvoorde ("God") ; special effects featurette ; home cinema episode with Jaco van Dormael ; È pericoloso sporgersi (1984), a short film by Jaco van Dormael.