Mary, Mother of Jesus (film)

*Mary, Mother of Jesus*
Mary, Mother of Jesus
	UK DVD Cover
Written by	Albert Ross
Directed by	Kevin Connor
Starring	Christian Bale; Pernilla August; Melinda Kinnaman; David Threlfall; Simone Bendix;
Theme music composer	Ken Thorne
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Howard Ellis; Eunice Kennedy Shriver;
Cinematography	Elemér Ragályi
Editor	Barry Peters
Running time	88 minutes
Production companies	Metropolitan Productions; The Shriver Family Production Company
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	November 14, 1999

Mary, Mother of Jesus is a 1999 American made-for-television Biblical drama film that retells the story of Jesus through the eyes of Mary, his mother.^[1]

Plot

Although not everything in the film is recorded in the New Testament, the film emphasizes Mary's importance in Jesus' life by, for example, suggesting that his parables were inspired by stories Mary told him in his childhood, and portraying the risen Jesus appearing to Mary privately. The film closes with Mary suggesting that the death of her son is not the end, but the beginning, and that she and the disciples should start preaching about Jesus, and "teach as he taught, live as he lived, love as he loved."

Production

The film stars Swedish actresses Pernilla August and Melinda Kinnaman as Mary, English actor David Threlfall as Joseph and British actor Christian Bale as Jesus. The film was produced by American Eunice Kennedy Shriver and aired on NBC.

Cast

Christian Bale as Jesus of Nazareth
- Toby Bailiff as Young Jesus
Pernilla August as Mary of Nazareth
- Melinda Kinnaman as Young Mary
David Threlfall as Joseph of Nazareth
Simone Bendix as Mary Magdalene
Robert Addie as Pontius Pilate
John Shrapnel as Simon
Edward Hardwicke as Zechariah
Hywel Bennett as Herod
Geraldine Chaplin as Elizabeth
Michael Mears as John
Mark Jax as Peter
Anna Mathias as Anne
Crispian Belfrage as James the Great
Christopher Routh as John the Baptist
Andrew Grainger as Barrabas
John Light as Archangel Gabriel
David Schofield as Micah
Iván Darvas as Silas
Christopher Lawford as Reuben
Judy Cornwell as Innkeeper's Wife
Lajos Balázsovits as Chamberlin
Zoltán Gera as Astrologer #1
János Kulka as Melchior
László Görög as Shepherd #2

References

^ Gates, Anita (13 November 1999). "A Portrait of Jesus as a Handsome Revolutionary". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

External links

Mary, Mother of Jesus at IMDb
Mary, Mother of Jesus at Rotten Tomatoes
Film review in The New York Times

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[1] Gates, Anita (13 November 1999). "A Portrait of Jesus as a Handsome Revolutionary". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

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