Raffaele Mertes (born 1959) is an Italian film director. He began as a
cinematographer
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, with his first work being on the 1982 film ''Un gusto molto particolare''. His first film as director was the made-for-TV
biblical film
Stories from the Bible have frequently been used in films. There are various reasons for motion picture producers to turn to the Bible as source material. The stories, in the public domain, are already familiar to potential audiences. They conta ...
''
Ester
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'' in 1998.
Filmography
* ''
Esther
Esther is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther. In the Achaemenid Empire, the Persian king Ahasuerus seeks a new wife after his queen, Vashti, is deposed for disobeying him. Hadassah, a Jewess who goes by the name of Esther, is chosen ...
'' (1999)
* ''
Joseph of Nazareth
Joseph (; el, Ἰωσήφ, translit=Ioséph) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who, according to the canonical Gospels, was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. The Gospels also name some brothers o ...
'' (''Giuseppe di Nazareth'', 2000)
* ''Mary Magdalene'' (''Maria Maddalena'', 2000)
* ''
The Apocalypse'' (''San Giovanni - L'apocalisse'', 2000)
* ''
Judas
Judas Iscariot (; grc-x-biblical, Ἰούδας Ἰσκαριώτης; syc, ܝܗܘܕܐ ܣܟܪܝܘܛܐ; died AD) was a disciple and one of the original Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. According to all four canonical gospels, Judas betr ...
'' (''Giuda'', 2001)
* ''
Thomas
Thomas may refer to:
People
* List of people with given name Thomas
* Thomas (name)
* Thomas (surname)
* Saint Thomas (disambiguation)
* Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church
* Thomas the A ...
'' (''Tommaso'', 2001)
References
Further reading
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External links
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Italian cinematographers
Italian film directors
1959 births
Living people
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