Mary, Mother of Jesus (film)

Mary, Mother of Jesus
Film Poster
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 (1999-11-14)

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.

Plot

The film emphasizes Mary's importance in Jesus's life, suggesting that his parables were inspired by stories she told him in his childhood. This, and similar details about Jesus's upbringing, cannot be confirmed, but are certainly not impossible. The resurrected Jesus also appears to his mother privately. This event is not found in the Gospels, but is probably based on an ancient Catholic tradition (not official teaching) that he appeared to her first of all people. The tradition influenced Ignatius of Loyola's Spiritual Exercises among others. The film closes with Mary suggesting the disciples should start preaching about her son.

Production

It 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
• 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

See also

• List of American films of 1999
• List of films shot in Budapest
• 1999 in American television

External links

• Mary, Mother of Jesus at IMDb
• Mary, Mother of Jesus at Rotten Tomatoes