Mary, Mother of Jesus (film)

*Mary, Mother of Jesus*
Mary, Mother of Jesus
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Written by	Albert Ross
Directed by	Kevin Connor
Starring	Christian Bale; Pernilla August; Melinda Kinnaman; David Threlfall; Simone Bendix;
Theme music composer	Ken Thorne
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Howard Ellis; Eunice Kennedy Shriver;
Cinematography	Elemér Ragályi
Editor	Barry Peters
Running time	88 minutes
Production companies	Metropolitan Productions; The Shriver Family Production Company
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	November 14, 1999;

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.