Somewhere between the sacred and profane comes “The Book of Clarence,” a retelling of The Greatest Story Ever Told that arrives in theaters, appropriately, between Christmas and Easter.
It’s a remarkably idiosyncratic approach by rising auteur Jeymes Samuel, who for this biblical-era tale is director, producer, writer and composer for only his second feature. You have to kind of hand it to him: Who else would have the audacity to tackle Jesus in their second outing?
