{"id":83393,"date":"2022-04-27T13:40:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T20:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=83393"},"modified":"2022-04-27T13:40:42","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T20:40:42","slug":"he-who-must-die-1957","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=83393","title":{"rendered":"He Who Must Die (1957)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Everyone on Earth is in charge of his neighbor.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Poster-211x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-83394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Poster-211x300.png 211w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Poster-90x128.png 90w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Poster-190x270.png 190w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Poster.png 589w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nJust after World War I, residents in a Turkish-occupied Greek village plan a Passion Play, with a stuttering shepherd (Pierre Vaneck) starring as Christ (Pierre Vaneck) and a widow (Melina Mercouri) playing Mary Magdalene, among others &#8212; but when the leader (Jean Servais) of a group of starving refugees seek entry into the village, they are denied in a decidedly un-Christian manner by the town&#8217;s head priest (Fernand Ledoux) and its Turkish governor (Gregoire Aslan).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Christianity<\/li>\n<li>French Films<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Jules Dassin Films<\/li>\n<li>Refugees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nWhile attending the Cannes Film Festival in honor of his celebrated heist film <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=82550\"><em>Rififi<\/em> (1955)<\/a>, director Jules Dassin met his future wife Melina Mercouri: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Mercouri-.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Mercouri-.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"256\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Mercouri-.png 608w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Mercouri--300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Mercouri--128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Mercouri--604x254.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and cast her in this powerful adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christ_Recrucified\">a novel by Nikos Kazantzakis<\/a>, about the hypocrisy of town leaders in the face of a humanitarian crisis. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Humanitarian.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Humanitarian.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"256\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Humanitarian.png 608w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Humanitarian-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Humanitarian-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Humanitarian-604x254.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The situation at the center of the storyline couldn&#8217;t be more relevant 100+ years later, as our global populace continues to face unprecedented waves of refugees seeking shelter and safety; seeing how this particular town reacts is a sad indictment of our ever-present tendency to shun and fear outsiders. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Leaders.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Leaders.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"256\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Leaders.png 608w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Leaders-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Leaders-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Leaders-604x254.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, there are almost always a few &#8220;good actors&#8221; in the midst of bureaucratic strongholds &#8212; in this case, a few of the leads from the Passion Play who support the efforts of Servais&#8217;s Priest Fotis. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Servais.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Servais.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"256\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Servais.png 608w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Servais-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Servais-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Servais-604x254.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Especially creepy (effectively so) in a small supporting role is Aslan as the self-satisfied Turkish governor who is primarily interested in eating and feeding his young male &#8220;companion&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Aslan.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Aslan.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"256\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Aslan.png 608w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Aslan-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Aslan-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Aslan-604x254.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Film fanatics will likely be curious to seek this film out, given both its sociological relevance and fine work by Dassin and his crew.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"256\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Cinematography.png 608w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Cinematography-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Cinematography-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/He-Who-Must-Die-Cinematography-604x254.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s definitely worth a look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0050237\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1958\/12\/29\/archives\/screen-greek-passion-he-who-must-die-opens-at-beekman.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Everyone on Earth is in charge of his neighbor.&#8221; Synopsis: Just after World War I, residents in a Turkish-occupied Greek village plan a Passion Play, with a stuttering shepherd (Pierre Vaneck) starring as Christ (Pierre Vaneck) and a widow (Melina Mercouri) playing Mary Magdalene, among others &#8212; but when the leader (Jean Servais) of a group of starving refugees seek entry into the village, they are denied in a decidedly un-Christian manner by the town&#8217;s head priest (Fernand Ledoux) and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=83393\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=83393"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83408,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83393\/revisions\/83408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=83393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=83393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=83393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}