Jared martin plays an aspiring film maker obsessed with the idea of christ as a woman, and tries to film his vision with sondra locke as his subject. The second coming of suzanne 1974 directed by michael barry. The second coming of suzanne stars jared martin as a filmmaker becoming more and more obsessive about his idea for a film about christ as a woman. The second coming the second coming 1970, gatefold. While lora left the small town that haunted their childhood, her sister ashley choose to stay.
Naked sondra locke in the second coming of suzanne. A horror filled tale about the coming of christ who has lost love for mankind. It stars jared martin as an obsessed san francisco indie film maker who hires a beautiful young woman called suzanne played by sondra locke to star as a female christ in his next film. The idea is based on messianic prophecies and is part of most christian eschatologies views about the nature of jesuss second coming vary among christian denominations and among individual. Suzanne is a song written by canadian poet and musician leonard cohen in. The second coming of eva 1979 mac ahlberg allmovie. The second coming masterson novel, a 2000 novel by andrew masterson. The second coming of suzanne 1974 plot keywords imdb. The film falls just short of a top ranking for me, somewhat ironically, because it verges on being too subtle and perhaps the otherworldly qualities could have been played. Find movie and film cast and crew information for second coming 1992 blair underwood on allmovie. With juliet reeves london, greg thompson, annie maleski, marnee mcclellan. The second coming sometimes called the second advent or the parousia is a christian belief regarding the future or past return of jesus after his ascension to heaven about two thousand years ago.
All the other allusions are completely open to subjective interpretation. I raved about it on release but for many people this may be the first opportunity to see this fascinating and. Left behind film and bookfranchise 1995 built by tim lahaye and jerry b. Suzanne aka the second coming of suzanne 1974 r 90 min drama october 1974 usa jared martin plays an aspiring film maker. Suzanne future clint eastwood paramour sondra locke is the lucky leading lady who gets the starring role in martins film, but as shooting gets. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. An uneasy mix of socialrealist drama, psychological thriller and biblical allegory, second coming is the featurelength directing debut by awardwinning british stage dramatist debbie tucker green. In all those years, the second coming of suzanne is the worst film per imdb rating in which he is credited as an actor.
Youll notice that i omitted the film s date from the top of the page. It concerns the realisation of humble video store worker steve baxter played by christopher eccleston that he is in fact the son of god, and has just a few days to find the human races third testament and thus avert the apocalypse. Nadine marshall and idris elba play a married couple, jacqueline and mark. Three men an artist and a director and a newsman who all love suzanne are all changed in some way by her innate goodness and purity. The character of suzanne is an allusion to leonard cohens song lyrics from suzanne. Richard dreyfuss plays a film maker obsessed with the idea of jesus as a woman, and tries to film his vision with sondra locke as his subject. Suzanne 1974 sondra locke, gene barry, richard dreyfus.
The second coming the second coming 1970, gatefold, vinyl. The mysterious relationship between twin sisters lora and ashley stands at the heart of director jose cassellas dark thriller. Second coming is the story of jax nadine marshall who discovers she is pregnant, but with a history of miscarriages and the fact that her husband mark idris elba cant be the father, things get very complicated. The second coming is a triumphant mixture of science fiction, political agitprop, and experrimental montage as timely today as when it was made almost ten years ago. Suzanne is meant to be a christ figure, and the story focuses on her use as a doomed symbol for the. This release constains the film second coming about a married couple who find out that they are expecting a child, despite not having been intimate in months.
Praise for the second day the second day is honest, heartfelt and healing a testament to the resilience of the children, teachers and families who weathered the worst terrorist attack in our nations history. Winner, best european short film, arcipelago short film festival, italy 2009. A young woman must find the murderer of her twin sister, following clues that her dead sister leaves from beyond the grave. The second half of new lines planned twopart adaptation of stephen kings sprawling horror novel it is set to begin shooting early next year, director andres muschietti has confirmed. The second coming had lost none of its potency or dark humor when it was seen in the u. He calls the church his bride, and he says he is going to prepare a place for her.
It concerns suzanne sondra locke, who gets crucified in a film withina film which receives much of the screen time. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. Jenkins based on the timeperiod before, during and after the second coming of christ. The second coming is a twopart british television drama first screened on itv in the united kingdom in february 2003. Even though were told well in advance that a jesusobsessed filmmaker plans to crucify the new redeemer suzanne, when the actual moment finally comes were still not prepared for bleachedout sondra lockes agonizing screech as jared martin pounds a shiny spike through her right wrist while she hangs by ropes from a. After the furious battle thomas doesnt bury his twin brother, hoping for his resurrection the second coming. Jul 07, 2015 playwright debbie tucker greens debut film second coming is just out on dvd. The second coming of suzanne 1974 a woman falls under the spell of a demonic filmmaker after she is cast to portray a female messiah in his latest work. This is the kind of thoughtprovoking drama that us viewers have to import, as most american networks wouldnt touch the subject matter with the proverbial tenfoot pole. Second coming 2014 directed by debbie tucker green. The very slow reveal qualities of second coming and the films increasing sense of unease are brilliantly accentuated by luke sutherlands brooding, but sporadic, score. The first half of the twopart movie about a killer clown terrorizing a small maine community is set to be released in september. It concerns suzanne sondra locke, who gets crucified in a filmwithinafilm which receives much of the screen time.
The second coming 1992, a film starring blair underwood. It has all the usual requirements for hippieera filmmaking. The second coming of suzanne 1974 release info imdb. With sondra locke, paul sand, jared martin, richard dreyfuss. Sondra locke nude was 31 years old in this scene in the second coming of suzanne 1974 more sondra locke nude scenes in the second coming of suzanne 1974 add this video to playlist. Teachers, this film should be the centerpiece of your 911 lesson plans. Second it movie aims to start filming next year screen rant. An almost complete list of both the psychotronic video guide and the encyclopedia. A filmmaker jared martin hires an actress sondra locke to play christ in 1969 san francisco. The overall mood of the second coming of suzanne 1973 is melancholic.
The authorities accuse a black man wearing dreadlocks who calls himself jesus of being a lunatic. The film offers a vivid, approachable childs eyeview of the events of that terrible day, framed. The second coming of suzanne 1974 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Youll notice that i omitted the films date from the top of the page. Based on a song by leonard cohen, this peculiar experimental film set in late 60s san francisco was executiveproduced by gameshow.
End of days 1999 actionadventure film starring arnold schwarzenegger about a policeman who must stop satan before he ends the world. Based on a song by leonard cohen, this peculiar experimental film set in late60s san francisco was executiveproduced by gameshow mogul gene barry, the directors father. Second coming premiered at the toronto international film festival in september 2014 and is distributed by film movement in the us. Jared martin plays an aspiring film maker obsessed with the idea of christ as. A film by brook peters with narration by dan lauria, charles durning and michelle peters on september 11, 2001, 4 yearold brook peters was attending his second day of kindergarten a few blocks from the world trade center in new york city when two planes struck the twin towers. The second coming of suzanne 1974 plot summary imdb. Second coming is very much a festival film or stage play, or short film, or experimental tv film with an amazing premise, brilliant cast, but which gives nothing away. The second coming does fall flat here and there, but it mostly hits the high bar that its set for itself.
Whenever one of the sisters experiences a particularly intense. Second coming lds church, beliefs specific to the church of jesus christ of latterday saints the second coming or the next master of the aetherius society. Supposedly based on a song by leonard cohen used in the film. The first thing he is to do is to take his church out of the world. The second coming of suzanne also known as suzanne is a 1974 american drama film directed by michael barry. Let me add that the entire film was based on a song, leonard cohens suzanne, a famous hippie anthem which drones on and on throughout the film see album link below to hear a sample. For me the best and most interesting parts of this drama are the family moments. Second coming of eva 1974 uploaded, 2shared, torrent, pirate 0 day release info.
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