Those heavy footsteps echoing among dusty roads and arid hills are being reshaped by one of cinema’s most distinctive minds. Pier Paolo Pasolini brings the raw, unvarnished quality and the jarringly simple truth found between the lines of the Gospel of Matthew to the silver screen. The frames, which eschew professional actors, overflow with the genuine weariness on the faces of ordinary people. The journey of a historical figure through the crowds merges with the harsh landscape of the era. The Italian director captures the fine line between faith and resistance with an unpretentious, almost documentary-style eye. The unsettling silence felt in every frame draws the viewer into this arduous journey from centuries past.