Three Christs
Three Christs
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| Directed by | Jon Avnet |
| Produced by | Daniel Levin Molly Hassell Jon Avnet Aaron Stern[1] |
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| Based on | The Three Christs of Ypsilanti by Milton Rokeach |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Jeff Russo |
| Cinematography | Denis Lenoir |
| Edited by | Patrick J. Don Vito |
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| Distributed by | IFC Films |
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Running time | 109 minutes[2][3][4][5] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $37,788[3][2] |
Three Christs is a 2017 American drama film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Jon Avnet and based on Milton Rokeach's nonfiction book The Three Christs of Ypsilanti. It screened in the Gala Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[6][7][8] The film is also known as: Three Christs of Ypsilanti, The Three Christs of Ypsilanti, Three Christs of Santa Monica, and The Three Christs of Santa Monica.[5]
Premise[edit source]
The film is an adaptation of The Three Christs of Ypsilanti,[9] Rokeach's 1964 book-length psychiatric case study of three patients whose paranoid schizophrenic delusions cause each of them to believe he is Jesus Christ.[10]
Cast[edit source]
- Richard Gere as Dr. Alan Stone
- Julianna Margulies as Ruth
- Peter Dinklage as Joseph
- Walton Goggins as Leon
- Bradley Whitford as Clyde
- Kevin Pollak as Dr. Orbus
- Charlotte Hope as Becky
- Stephen Root as Dr. Rogers
- Jane Alexander as Dr. Abraham
- James Monroe Iglehart as Benny
- Julian Acosta as Dr. Francisco
- Danny Deferrari as Neil
- Chris Bannow as Louis
- Kathryn Leigh Scott as Victoria Rogers
- Christina Scherer as Carolyn
- Nancy Robinette as Mrs. Gabor
- Ripley Sobo as Molly
Production[edit source]
Three Christs began filming in New York in the summer of 2016.[11] Three short scenes, shot in downtown Ypsilanti, were included in the film.
Release[edit source]
The film had its world premiere in the Gala Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[6][7][8] It was released in theaters and on VOD by IFC Films on January 10, 2020.[12][2][4] It was released on Shout Factory on June 16, 2020.[2]
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Critical response[edit source]
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 43% based on 46 reviews, with an average rating of 5.20/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Three Christs is far from an unholy mess, but this fact-based drama forsakes its talented cast with a disappointingly facile treatment of genuinely interesting themes."[4] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 39 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".
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