August 24, 2009
I'll watch this cause of Christian Bale but the cover makes it look super cheesey already!
Christian Bale, David Threlfall, Edward Hardwicke
From the Visitation to the raising of her son, Jesus, the emphasis here is on Mary's status as a single, unwed mother in a culture where adulteresses were stoned to death for their sins. Mary: Mother ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 18, 2003
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January 16, 2009Being a "Star Wars" geek myself, I'm very amused by the fact that Pernilla August plays Mary who - by a virgin birth - conceived the son who was known by a religious prophecy as the chosen messiah. Not Anakin Skywalker, but rather, Jesus Christ. What an interesting film...
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January 9, 2009The only reason I watched this was becuase of Christian Bale and he was hot as Jesus, so I enjoyied it.
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June 4, 2008I have nothing a priori against Darth Vader's mum also being Jesus's, though this complicates things a bit in my mind. But they managed to shoot all 88 minutes of this thing without using the word "sin" even once, which tells you a lot about its theology.
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January 6, 2008The performances were great but there were all kinds of gaps left in the story.
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December 16, 2007(Nov. 1999 Directed by Kevin Connor) It was just aired on TBN (in honor of Mother's Day) Very good performance by Christian Bale starring as Jesus & Mary (Pemilla August)
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May 12, 2007Hardly could tell it was Christian Bale as the mature Jesus for some time...(Nov. 1999 TV Directed by Kevin Connor)It was just aired on TBN (in honor of Mother's Day) Very good performance by Christian Bale starring as Jesus and his mother, Mary (Pemilla August)
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