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Grant McDonald interviews Paolo Cherchi Usai, who tells him: Passio is a follow up to my book The Death of Cinema.
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Paolo Cherchi Usai's 74-minute film is technically a silent one, but was specifically created to be viewed against the live performance of Arvo Pärt's "Passio" -- itself inspired by the Gospel of St. John (yes, he of the cathedral in question -- a thoughtful and appreciated setting on the part of the Tribeca Film Festival).
HuffPost Coverage: Passio at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine 2008
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The chief source of information is the older and shorter "Passio"
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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The authenticity of the older "Passio" is combated by: Hauck, Kirchengesch.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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He was distinguished from his youth for his piety and love of study, and, according to the later "Passio", embraced the monastic life.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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The statement in the older "Passio" that Kilian was raised to the purple before leaving his native land may be accepted as trustworthy, although the later "Passio" refers this event to his sojourn in Rome.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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The later and more voluminous "Passio" is an amplified and embellished version of the earlier one and cannot be relied upon when the accounts differ.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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Apostle of Franconia and martyr, born about 640 of noble parents probably in Ireland (according to others in Scotland though Scottica tellus, as it is called by the elder "Passio", may also in medieval times have meant Ireland.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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Passio "was assembled from found material by the Italian filmmaker and silent-film scholar and archivist Paolo Cherchi Usai," notes Stephen Holden in the New York Times.
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Arvo Pärt's Passio was dissonant and strident, which is purposeful and appropriate for what it is.
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