Mary, Mother of Jesus | 
| Director: Kevin Connor
Actors: Christian Bale, Pernilla August, Melinda Kinnaman, David Threlfall, Simone Bendix
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
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Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 26869
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 88 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: HMED13814D
UPC: 707729138143
EAN: 0707729138143
ASIN: B000089760
Theatrical Release Date: November 14, 1999
Release Date: March 18, 2003
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Product Description
Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 09/13/2005 Run time: 91 minutes Rating: Nr
Amazon.com
This TV movie doesn't venture far from biblical accounts to dramatize the life of the Virgin Mary. It gets off to a promising start by showing Mary to be a resourceful and brave teenager, as she stands up to Roman soldiers who come thundering on horseback into her village. The production then proceeds chronologically, and the major events of Mary's life, and the life of Jesus, are played out in dramatic fashion. Mary is portrayed as having to face a series of struggles and tests of faith, from the time when she is terrified to meet the messenger of God who foretells the birth of the Messiah to her witnessing the brutal scene of her son's crucifixion. As the movie deals with material that will, of course, be familiar to most viewers, an unavoidable problem is that there are few surprises, and while the script does attempt to fill in some nuances of Mary's life, at times the dramatic portrayals can't help but seem forced. Mary, Mother of Jesus was obviously a labor of love by the executive producers, Eunice Kennedy Shriver and her son Bobby Shriver, and while it may not always succeed dramatically, the story is told coherently and some viewers will find it an inspirational paean to a revered religious figure. --Robert J. McNamara
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Great movie about Mary and Jesus realtionship April 10, 2009
Rika (California,USA)
I love this movie. Both actors for Mary( one plays Mary at Jesus birth and the other( Pernilla August, plays the mother in Starwars)plays Jesus after he is 12 years old, are doing a great job. Mary is portait as a strong gentle woman full of faith. Even that I'm not catholic I still love this movie(except one scene after John the Baptist is killed they show his body w/o his head. They really could have left that one out.) It also shows Marys close and good realtionship w/ Jesus( Christian Bale, who also plays in Little Women) He is portrait as a powerful, but loving gentle man who smiles often( not like in some other Jesus movies where Jesus never smiles)
Cathy January 21, 2009
Catherine M. Savage (Atlanta, GA)
I liked the movie, however, I like another "Mary" movie better. Still this is a good movie.
 Product as stated January 18, 2009
C. Collins (Los Angeles, CA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The product was received in excellent order, as stated in the description. Arrived before expected.
Such an Excellent Film - Bravo! 5 stars October 15, 2008
Nancy Letourneau (Western Springs, IL)
This is an incredible movie to watch especially as a mother. We watch this movie once a year around Ash Wednesday and I have done this since my kids were 1 and 3 and are now 14 and 16. At one time my younger son was so sad and engrossed with the movie he wanted a "dream catcher" so the thought of the awful things seen as a mother of a child who was tortured so would just go away. I will never forget his true sadness and fear - how the mother of God must have felt! The Schrivers put this film together! Just awesome. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Nancy
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willow (Vermont)
Does not show real life feeling. I`ve lost children, and this movie felt cold to me.
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