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<font size="2"><p>DVD Review
<font size="4"><br><i>Black Jesus</i></font>
<br>by Joe Pettit, Jr.</font>
<p>Valerio Zurlini was known for crafting existentialist dramas, such as <i>Violent Summer</i> and <i>Girl With A Suitcase</i>, that were almost always autobiographical examinations of human relationships within the context of traumatic historical moments. Known as "the poet of melancholy," Zurlini, a postwar Italian director whose films are better known throughout Europe than the United States, tended to make films that were more influenced by literature and painting than politics. <i>Black Jesus</i> ("Seduto alla sua Destra," which translates as "Seated at his right"), recently released on DVD by Eclectic DVD, was an exception to the rule.
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