Michael F. Moore, who created the new translation and subtitles for Rialto Pictures’ new release of Francesco Rosi’s long-unseen Christ Stopped at Eboli, will introduce the opening night screening on Wednesday, April 3 at 7pm.Mr. The film is lyrical, unmannered, unflashy, intelligent, emotionally overwhelming. 1935: Milanese anti-Mussolini activist Carlo Levi (Gian Maria Volontè) is exiled, deep into the instep of Italy’s boot, to a desperately poor town stuck in the Middle Ages, where the most desolate of landscapes exist side by side with ravishing natural beauty. Rialto Pictures should be commended for their dedication to presenting the full version of the film to American audiences, and Film Forum is clearly the beneficiary of this gargantuan undertaking. Francesco Rosi Christ Stopped at Eboli is a four-part historical drama that is approximately four hours in length. Rialto Pictures should be commended for their dedication to presenting the full version of the film to American audiences, and Film Forum is clearly the beneficiary of this gargantuan undertaking. Based on Levias best-selling memoir, the film was cut in half for its 1980 U.S. release and this is the U.S. premiere of the complete, uncut version of Rosias epic. Francesco Rosi Christ Stopped at Eboli is a four-part historical drama that is approximately four hours in length. Held Over! "Meanwhile, like Mass, I kept going again and again to Film Forum's screenings of Francesco Rosi's Christ Stopped at Eboli, a film whose uncut, 220-minute version has never received a release in the States, and comes to us with the force of a thunderclap.I'm confident that the Christ film contains the secrets of modern life. Rialto Pictures should be commended for their dedication to presenting the full version of the film to American audiences, and Film Forum is clearly the beneficiary of this gargantuan undertaking. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing Christ Stopped at Eboli near you. If you are using assistive technologies like a screen reader or magnifier and are experiencing difficulties accessing this website, please let us know by emailing filmforum@filmforum.org Film Forum presents it with one intermission between two halves of two episodes each. ENTER CITY, STATE OR ZIP CODE GO. Carlo Levi’s memoir, “Christ Stopped at Eboli,” was a literary sensation in post-Fascist Italy. First published in 1945, the book is Levi’s memorable account of life among impoverished Italian villagers in … The film was first produced for Italian television as a miniseries with four 55-minute episodes.