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The actors in this film may be unknown to American Christians who never darken the door of a movie theater, or frequent pornography websites, but they are quite well-known to the rest of the Western world which does. In fact, to say that the actors and actresses who perform in “The Passion” are well-known is an enormous understatement. Three of the actresses who have key roles in this film are not only internationally renowned actresses, they are hardcore pornography stars! Monica Bellucci, who plays Mary Magdalene in Gibson’s “Passion” movie, is quite the rage as a European porn queen as well as “one of the hottest actresses in Hollywood” (according to one fan site). Monica Bellucci is no ordinary porn star, but performs in hardcore films such as the 2002 production, Irreversible. “Premiered at last years Cannes Film Festival, ‘Irreversible’ proved so shocking that 250 people walked out, some needing medical attention...
“Irreversible, directed by Franco-Argentinian director Gaspar Noe, describes a woman’s rape and her boyfriend’s bloody quest for revenge... The script consists almost entirely of expletives directed against homosexuals and women, and a scene in which Italian actress Monica Bellucci is raped lasts a horrifying 10 minutes. Shown anti-chronologically––the violent conclusion first followed by sequences taking the viewer back through events––the film delivers a stomach-churning opening punch set in ‘Rectum,’ a sado-masochist gay club.
“Fire wardens had to administer oxygen to 20 people (at the Cannes Festival) who fainted during the film - which includes a 10-minute depiction of sodomy and also contains graphic scenes of rape and murder...
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http://watch.pair.com/passion.htmlPORN-STARS?? That's a sort of "odd" website that I haven't checke dout very carefully yet. But I imagine those "porn-stars" are exactly as described. I wonder how this would "play" to the True Believers?
pnorman