Friday, March 09, 2007
The Bible Series
- Who's watched: M & G
- Mentions: None
- Commentary: This set contains the stories of three Old Testament characters and a review of the first book of the Old Testament:
Esther [Directed by Raffaele Mertes; Release Date: 1999; Wikipedia link]
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Louise Lombard Hadassah/Esther F. Murray Abraham Mordecai Jürgen Prochnow Haman Thomas Kretschmann King Ahasuerus Ornella Muti Vashti Umberto Orsini Memucan Darren Branstord Nehemiah Natasha Williams Mimouna
Jeremiah [Directed by Harry Winer; Release Date: 1998; Wikipedia link]
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Patrick Dempsey Jeremiah Oliver Reed General Safan Andrea Occhipinti King Joiakim Vincent Regan King Zedekiah Leonor Varela Judith Klaus Maria Brandauer King Nebuchadnezzar Stuart Bunce Baruch Jolyon Stephenson Ebed Melech
Solomon [Directed by Roger Young; Relase Date: 1997; Wikipedia link]
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Ben Cross Solomon Anouk Aimée Bathsheba Max von Sydow David van Kaye Adonijah Maria Grazia Cucinotta Abishag Umberto Orsini Nathan Roger Hammond Zadok Pete Lee-Wilson Ahlijah
Genesis: The Creation and the Flood [Directed by Ermanno Olmi; Release Date: 1994; Wikipedia link].
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Paul Scofield Narrator Omero Antonutti Noah Sabir Aziz Adam Haddou Zoubida Eve Annabi Abdelialil Cain B. Haddan Mohammed Abel
Mom is, of course, transfixed by all the movies. My personal favorite is the story of Solomon, although I appreciate the production of Esther's story, especially after having seen One Night with the King. It is this series and The Bible Collection that prompted me to institute a new label, "bible-movies", as these don't quite fit in the category of "jesus-dvds".
Update 8/2/21: (My late mother's birthday, by the way: Happy Birthday, Mom!): I hesitate to mention this, but, if something of my mother continues to exist and is aware of me, she'll be pleased that I continue to watch all the movies in this assortment and The Bible Collection religiously (forgive the pun) throughout every year with much enjoyment, even though I am an agnostic atheist. That's how well done they are.
Labels: bible-movies1, max-von-sydow, religion1
