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
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''
Ester
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'' in 1998.
Filmography
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Esther
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'' (1999)
* ''
Joseph of Nazareth
According to the canonical Gospels, Joseph (; ) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus.
Joseph is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church, Eastern Orth ...
'' (''Giuseppe di Nazareth'', 2000)
* ''Mary Magdalene'' (''Maria Maddalena'', 2000)
* ''
The Apocalypse'' (''San Giovanni - L'apocalisse'', 2000)
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Judas
Judas Iscariot (; ; died AD) was, according to Christianity's four canonical gospels, one of the original Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. Judas betrayed Jesus to the Sanhedrin in the Garden of Gethsemane, in exchange for thirty pieces of ...
'' (''Giuda'', 2001)
* ''Thomas'' (''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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