Each shot threatens to reduce you to tears, even when seemingly nothing is happening.

Forty years after its premiere, American audiences can savor its earthy and transcendent glory in its full 220-minute running time...

It may have taken a long time for "Christ Stopped at Eboli" to get here, but, like most great art, it speaks to our moment as well as its own.

What is impressing about the film is its ability to convey the slow pace of village life without losing any of the complexity.