MARY
by Abel Ferrara
synopsis
Three characters linked by the mythical Maria Maddalena - Mary Magdalene... Tony Childress, an infamous, egotistical and obsessive actor/director is playing the lead role of Jesus in his controversial new film This is my blood. When the shoot wraps, Marie Palesi, his lead actress, is left alone in Jerusalem, drained, empty. 'Selfless'. Into the void within her is poured the spirit of Mary Magdalene, and Marie embarks on a profound journey towards enlightenment. Meanwhile, in New York City, tv journalist Ted Younger begins his own quest for spiritual truth through his documentary about the life of Christ. When the premiere of Tony's film becomes the target of bomb threats by the vengeful religious Right, the lives and paths of these three characters come dramatically together.
international title: | Mary |
original title: | Mary |
country: | Italy, France, United States |
sales agent: | Goodfellas |
year: | 2005 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Abel Ferrara |
film run: | 83' |
release date: | IT 18/11/2005, BE/FR 21/12/2005 |
screenplay: | Abel Ferrara, Simone Lageoles |
cast: | Juliette Binoche, Matthew Modine, Forest Whitaker, Marion Cotillard |
cinematography by: | Stefano Falivene |
film editing: | Langdon F. Page, Fabio Nunziata, Frank DeCurtis |
art director: | Frank DeCurtis |
costumes designer: | Silvia Nebiolo |
music: | Francis Kuipfers |
production: | Central Films, Pan Cinéma (Pan-Européenne), De Nigris Productions (FR), Surreel (US), Associated Filmmakers (CA) |
distributor: | Mikado, Paradiso (BE), Pan Européenne Distribution (FR) |