Easter Weekend Flick Pix

Last night we observed Maundy Thursday by watching The Robe. I'm not sure how I made it this far in my life without seeing it, but I loved it--especially the unexpected ending. The film won two Oscars and stars a so-young-I-hardly-recognized-him Richard Burton.

Another "unexpected": Justus's character, played by Dean Jagger (Major General Waverly in White Christmas).

Hollywood nailed this one, including Pilate's handwashing compulsion reminiscent of Lady MacBeth's.

Tonight we plan to watch the sequel, Demetrius and the Gladiators. Also on the list: The Passion of the Christ: The Definitive Edition, (comes in a blue box) which includes filmmaker, production and theologian commentary, deleted scenes, and info on historical context.

In other media, the music in the CD player is Bach's St. Matthew Passion. My favorite piece in this is what we know in English as, "O Sacred Head How Wounded."