Sunday, December 24, 2006
Mary, Mother of Jesus
- Who's watched: M & G
- Mentions: None
- Commentary: This one is a bit of a surprise. We discovered it one evening while searching through the channels looking for movies. Mom's eyes latched onto the title and we clicked into it, then caught a later run to catch what we'd missed. It's a made-for-TV movie that is more about Mary's imagined influence in Jesus' life than it is about Jesus. It was made by the Kennedy family, to what purpose I'm not sure, but it's intriguing, especially the parts that suggest that the parables of Jesus were actually stories Mary told Jesus, when he was a child, in order to illustrate ethical and moral values. I found the first viewing fascinating but quickly realized it wouldn't be one that I'd watch repeatedly. Mom, though, was quite taken with it and requested that we add it to our collection, so that's what I did. It's been watched once again since it arrived, and, again, Mom said, "I think we should get a copy of that movie." I reminded her that we did, and she just watched it. Interestingly, it reminded me of Anne Rice's book, Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt. I wonder if either influenced the other.
It reminded me that the theaters are currently featuring a new movie about Mary's story, so to speak, The Nativity Story. I imagine, when that's in DVD once we've rented it, Mom will want that one added to our collection, as well.
I don't think this movie was seen by a lot of people, so few are the reviews for it. Mary Movies, though, come and go, as we are reminded in this article about the plethora of Mary Movies, published, unsurprisingly, in the Catholic Digest. Despite what may seem like an obvious pairing, the article is actually quite informative about Mary Movies.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Christian Bale Jesus of Nazareth Toby Bailiff Young Jesus Pernilla August Mary of Nazareth David Threlfall Joseph of Nazareth Simone Bendix Mary Magdalene Robert Addie Pontius Pilate Edward Hardwicke Zechariah Hywel Bennett Herod Geraldine Chaplin Elizabeth Christopher Routh John the Baptist Andrew Grainger Barrabas John Light Archangel Gabriel
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1999
Directed by Kevin Connor.
Labels: bible-movies1, christian-bale, jesus-dvds, period4, religion1
