Does anyone know if 1912 From Manger to the Cross inspired Zeffirelli?
I mean, check the images and you'll see even the way Messiah wears his robes looks pretty much the same:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZOqXTV8jno&feature=related
I love that browny look which is not even black & white anymore. THAT'S THE WAY I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A REMAKE in order to give us that old fashioned reality. Perhaps filming in full color some scenes like Transfiguration or blood splashing the camera in the Passion, etc.
There's a thin gap between skepticism and cynicism