Catholic Guilt Double Feature
Fri, Apr 18
|Laredo Film Society
Two films that demonstrate how spiritual narratives shape our culture — and how guilt, Catholic or otherwise, makes for surprisingly charged, human storytelling. (1973 & 1988) Hosted by RRC.
Time & Location
Apr 18, 2025, 6:00 PM – 11:40 PM
Laredo Film Society, 510 San Agustin Ave Suite B, Laredo, TX 78040, USA
Guests
About the Event
❤️🔥ABOUT THE FILMS
FILM 1: A 1973 rock opera (music and lyrics by A***** L**** W****r) steeped in 1970s grooviness that reframes the final days of Jesus as a story of fame, doubt, and political unrest, from the POV of a conflicted Judas.
FILM 2: A 1988 drama directed by M***** S******e that offers a deeply disarming, human portrayal of Jesus, exploring his doubts, fears, and temptations, imagining a path he might have taken—and the cost of turning away from it.
❤️🔥BOTH FILMS sparked controversy upon release.
FILM 1, for its all-too-modern spin on the story of Christ, with religious groups condemning the film for its irreverence. By turning the biblical narrative into a musical and placing it in a contemporary film context, the story of Jesus becomes a psychedelic-era pop spectacle that challenges traditional depictions of divinity in blasphemous ways.
Likewise, FILM 2 is a profound, revisionist take on…