Mary (2005/I)

Director:

Abel Ferrara

Writers:

Abel Ferrara (writer)
Mario Isabella (writer)

Release Date:

11 November 2005 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

It takes courage to walk in the truth.

Plot:

The Virgin Mary delivers a message to an 11-year-old girl.

Plot Keywords:

Actress | Mary Magdalene | Jerusalem | Virgin Mary | Bomb

Awards:

4 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Juliette Binoche	...	Marie Palesi / Mary Magdalene
Forest Whitaker	...	Ted Younger
Matthew Modine	...	Tony Childress / Jesus
Heather Graham	...	Elizabeth Younger
Marion Cotillard	...	Gretchen Mol
Stefania Rocca	...	Brenda Sax
Marco Leonardi	...	Apostle Peter
Luca Lionello	...	Apostle Thomas
Mario Opinato	...	Apostle James
Elio Germano	...	Matteo
Emanuela Iovannitti	...	Johanna, Mary's follower
Chiara Picchi	...	Salome
Angelica Di Majo	...	Martha
Ettore D'Alessandro	...	Apostle Andrew
Alex Grazioli	...	Apostle matthew

Also Known As:

Mary (France)

Runtime:

Canada:83 min

Country:

Italy | France | USA

Language:

English | Hebrew | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Argentina:13 | Hong Kong:IIA | Hungary:14 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Jerusalem, Israel

Company:

Wild Bunch

Trivia:

Vincent Gallo was originally set to play Tony Childress/Jesus.

What happened in here,Ferrara?

During the 80's and 90's,director Abel Ferrara was one of the leaders of the independent cinema making amazing films which challenged the spectator.But,his recent works are far away from his previous works.New Rose Hotel and R Xmas were a little bit disappointing but they were interesting experiments.But,I do not know what was Ferrara thinking when he was making Mary,a tedious and boring movie and,by my point of view,a huge let down in his career.During 83 minutes,the movie shows us three stories which are totally boring and uninteresting.I think Ferrara wanted to make an analysis about the religion but,still with that,I think he had to do a better work to make a coherent connection between the stories.For me,it is very disappointing that Ferrara,who made excellent films with very little resources(like Bad Lieutenant,The Addiction,Ms.45,The Body Snatchers and a lot more),was behind this crap.I hope Mary is only an unexplainable false move in Ferrara's career and that,he will get redeemed soon.But I cannot recommend Mary,which is a tedious film.