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Mary, Mother of Jesus (film)
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Wikipedia article
'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
** Toby Bailiff as Young Jesus
* 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
* John Shrapnel as Simon
* Edward Hardwicke as Zechariah
* Hywel Bennett as Herod
* Geraldine Chaplin as Elizabeth
* Michael Mears as John
* Mark Jax as Peter
* Anna Mathias as Anne
* Crispian Belfrage as James the Great
* Christopher Routh as John the Baptist
* Andrew Grainger as Barrabas
* John Light as Archangel Gabriel
* David Schofield as Micah
* Ivn Darvas as Silas
* Christopher Lawford as Reuben
* Judy Cornwell as Innkeeper's Wife
* Lajos Balzsovits as Chamberlin
* Zoltn Gera as Astrologer #1
* Jnos Kulka as Melchior
* Lszl Grg as Shepherd #2
See also
* List of American films of 1999
* List of films shot in Budapest
* 1999 in American television
References
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