Directed by:
Jean-Luc GodardScreenplay:
Jean-Luc GodardCinematography:
Jean-Bernard MenoudPlots(1)
Denounced by the Pope and banned and boycotted worldwide, this surprisingly serene and lyrical work translates the Virgin Birth into tangible contemporary terms, with Mary as a teenage basketball-playing gas-station attendant who receives the Annunciation by jetliner. May is a beautiful yet ordinary teenager who vows to maintain her chastity. Following a warning from an angel, a confused and innocent. Mary unexpectedly falls pregnant and is forced to wed her taxi-driving boyfriend Joseph. He, in turn, must love his virgin bride from a distance, revering her without touching her. Forced to face a shocking reality, Mary and Joseph along with their family and friends must struggle to cope as the provocative theme unfolds. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Juliette Binoche
France
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Georges Staquet
France
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Anne Gautier
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Thierry Rode
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Myriem Roussel
Morocco
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