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World Cinema - Classic
HAIL MARY
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About the DVD
Director: JEAN-LUC GODARDFormat: PAL
Language: FRENCH / ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Region: 4
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Number of Discs: 1
Rating: R18+
DVD Release Date: 06/03/2006
Run Time: 105 mins
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Special features
- LE LIVRE DE MARIE – (The Book Of Mary) Short Film 27mins
Directed by ANNE-MARIE MIEVILLE
With Bruno Cremer Aurore Clement Rebecca Hampton - UMBRELLA TRAILERS
Synopsis
Condemned by the Pope and banned across Europe and the US, Jean-Luc Godard’s (Breathless, Bande à Part) notorious retelling of the birth of Christ is the great French director’s most daring cinematic work.
In Godard’s contemporary twist on the story of the Virgin, the Virgin Mary is a Swiss gas station employee and Joseph her taxi-driving boyfriend. Mary is a beautiful yet ordinary teenager who plays basketball; but who vows to maintain her chastity. Following a warning from an avuncular angel, a confused Mary unexpectedly falls pregnant and is forced to wed her besotted Joseph. He in turn must love his virgin bride from a distance, revering her without touching her.
Hail Mary’s lush cinematography captures “ravishing shots of pure luminosity” (All Movie Guide), while the haunting score - with music from Bach, Dvorak and John Coltrane – highlights the richness and poignancy of Godard’s controversial classic. With Juliette Binoche, (Chocolat, Three Colours Trilogy).
In Godard’s contemporary twist on the story of the Virgin, the Virgin Mary is a Swiss gas station employee and Joseph her taxi-driving boyfriend. Mary is a beautiful yet ordinary teenager who plays basketball; but who vows to maintain her chastity. Following a warning from an avuncular angel, a confused Mary unexpectedly falls pregnant and is forced to wed her besotted Joseph. He in turn must love his virgin bride from a distance, revering her without touching her.
Hail Mary’s lush cinematography captures “ravishing shots of pure luminosity” (All Movie Guide), while the haunting score - with music from Bach, Dvorak and John Coltrane – highlights the richness and poignancy of Godard’s controversial classic. With Juliette Binoche, (Chocolat, Three Colours Trilogy).
