Underplayed Gems

Mary (2005)

Mary poster
Directed by
Abel Ferrara
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Italy, United States
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
12
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 43 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A filmmaker makes a movie about Mary Magdalene. The story weaves together the lives of a journalist, a television host, and an actress who all confront their own faith and beliefs.

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What happens

Mary is a 2005 drama thriller film, written and directed by American director Abel Ferrara. The film stars Juliette Binoche, Forest Whitaker, Marion Cotillard, Matthew Modine and Heather Graham. The film premiered at the 2005 Venice Film Festival where it won the Special Jury Prize, as well as three smaller awards. The film also played at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival, Deauville Film Festival and San Sebastián International Film Festival. Although co-produced by an American and French film company and shot in English and partly in the United States, the film has been little seen outside of Europe, and does not have a Region 1 DVD release. It received a limited theatrical release in America a full three years after premiering at the Venice Film Festival. The film has three European non-English language websites, but no English language website. UK DVDs use the title Mary: This is My Blood. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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