The read
A Balasaur Score of 58 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 59%. It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
The filming of a movie about Jesus’ death deeply affects three people — an egotistical director who cast himself as Christ, the actress playing Mary Magdalene who cannot bring herself to leave Bethlehem and a TV journalist whose spiritual doubts start to consume him.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes59%
44 audience votes
Key crew
- Abel FerraraDirector
- Scott PardoScreenplay
- Francis KuipersOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Juliette BinocheMarie Palesi / Mary Magdalene
- Forest WhitakerTed Younger
- Matthew ModineTony Childress / Jesus
- Marion CotillardGretchen Mol
- Stefania RoccaBrenda Sax
- Heather GrahamElizabeth Younger
- Marco LeonardiApostle Peter
- Luca LionelloApostle Thomas
- Ettore D'AlessandroApostle Andrew
- Elio GermanoMatteo
- Mario OpinatoApostle James
- Emanuela IovannittiJohanna, Mary's Follower
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Themes
jerusalemmary magdalene