Mary, Mother of Jesus (film)

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.

Mary, Mother of Jesus
UK DVD Cover
Written byAlbert Ross
Directed byKevin Connor
Starring
Theme music composerKen Thorne
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers
CinematographyElemér Ragályi
EditorBarry Peters
Running time88 minutes
Production companiesMetropolitan Productions
The Shriver Family Production Company
Release
Original networkNBC
Picture format480i (SDTV)
Original release
  • November 14, 1999 (1999-11-14)

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

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