Hail, Mary
1984 · Movie · 106 min. · France
Mary is a teenage basketball-playing gas-station attendant who receives the Annunciation by jetliner. Mary is a beautiful yet ordinary teenager who vows to maintain her chastity. Following a warning from an angel, a confused and innocent Mary unexpectedly falls pregnant and is forced to wed her taxi-driving boyfriend Joseph. He, in turn, must love his virgin bride from a distance, revering her without touching her. Forced to face a shocking reality, Mary and Joseph along with their family and friends must struggle to cope as the provocative theme unfolds... Denounced by the Pope and banned and boycotted worldwide, this surprisingly serene and lyrical work translates the Virgin Birth into tangible contemporary terms.
Direction Jean-Luc Godard
Cast Myriem Roussel · Thierry Rode · Philippe Lacoste · Juliette Binoche · Manon Andersen · Malachi Jara Kohan
Soundtrack Johann Sebastian Bach
Screenplay Jean-Luc Godard
Cinematography Jean-Bernard Menoud · Jacques Firmann
Original title Je vous salue, Marie
Also known as Hail Mary
6.0
1K votes (FilmAffinity)
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