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Mary (2008)

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Reviews Counted: 15

Fresh: 9

Rotten:6

Average Rating: 5.7/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 83 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Oct 17, 2008 Limited

Synopsis: Anthology Film Archives is thrilled to present the over-due New York Theatrical Premiere Run of Abel Ferrara’s Mary. Auteur Tony (Modine) is directing and starring in a new film about Jesus. After... Anthology Film Archives is thrilled to present the over-due New York Theatrical Premiere Run of Abel Ferrara’s Mary. Auteur Tony (Modine) is directing and starring in a new film about Jesus. After the shoot, left drained and alone in Jerusalem, lead actress Marie (Binoche) is entered by the spirit of Mary Magdalene, and embarks on a journey of enlightenment. Meanwhile, in NY, TV journalist Ted (Whitaker) begins his own quest for spiritual truth through his documentary about Christ. When Tony’s film is targeted by the violent and vengeful religious Right, the lives of these three characters collide. Legendary maverick Abel Ferrara explores the greatest story ever told in a deeply personal, revelatory and effortlessly controversial style. --© Anthology Archives [More]

Starring: Juliette Binoche, Forest Whitaker, Matthew Modine, Heather Graham

Starring: Juliette Binoche, Forest Whitaker, Matthew Modine, Heather Graham, Marion Cotillard

Director: Abel Ferrara

Director: Abel Ferrara
Studio: IFC Films

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Many Ferrara faithful fetching for something uncanny will line up and get what they bargained for.

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10/21/08
Matthew Nestel
Boxoffice Magazine

Cult director Abel Ferrara bites off more than he can chew with this murky, unfocused exploration of religion and faith in the age of media madness.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
10/20/08
Jon Frosch
Film Journal International

Mary is a mess. An inter esting one, yet still a mess.

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10/17/08
V.A. Musetto
New York Post
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Mary is a convoluted, hysterical mess of a movie with grandiose spiritual airs and not a drop of humor.

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10/17/08
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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A triune plot that Ferrara digs into with sleeves fully rolled up.

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10/16/08
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine

It feels like the kind of snoozy artistic modulation that critics often confuse for maturation.

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10/15/08
Joshua Rothkopf
Time Out New York

Tightly framed and tightly wound, Mary is a claustrophobic, incandescent, nutty 83 minutes with everyone in the cast teetering on the ledge of madness.

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10/15/08
J. Hoberman
Village Voice
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Very little of this mess works in any conventional sense, but as the performances begin to redline, the movie examines the relationship between performance and contrition.

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06/08/08
Robert Davis
Paste Magazine

Ferrara presents his ideas in what's meant to be a meditation on the nature of faith but ends up an incoherent, pretentious mess.

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06/15/06
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly

...both Forest Whitaker and Juliette Binoche (as with the rest of the cast) give such amazing performances that they should be added to the list of the best work of their careers.

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06/14/06
Michael Ferraro
Film Threat

Somehow turns confusion into a concise study on what it means to believe in god in this day and age.

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06/08/06
Chris Cabin
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09/24/05
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

A serious-minded film about the confusion and anxiety that mark a true inquisition into one's faith.

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09/20/05
Jeremy Heilman
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A sincere grapple with faith and redemption in cynical times.

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09/13/05
Leslie Felperin
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Murky and forgettable.

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09/13/05
Ray Bennett
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October 03, 2008: Further Reading: Marion Cotillard and Forest Whittaker in Abel Ferrara's Mary
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