Director
Jean-Luc Godard
Composer
Johan Sebastian Bach, Antonin Dvorak, John Coltrane
Cast
Myriem Roussel, Thierry Rode, Philippe Lacoste, Manon Anderson, Juliette Binoche, Johan Leysen
Edition 1997
90'
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1985
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Drama
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Dialogue:
French
Present day France. Mary helps out at her father's garage. One day a man called Gabriel tells her she is going to have a child although she has never been with a man. A visit to the doctor confirms his story. At first jealous and angry her boyfriend Joseph begins to accept the pregnancy and they decide on a marriage without any physical relationship. Condemned by some Church organisations and acclaimed by others, this reinterpretation of the Nativity is one of Godard's most controversial films. The Virgin Birth is presented as a reality - the mystery for Godard is womanhood and birth in general. This he explores through stunning images of nature and the nude figure of his heroine, the latter photographed chastely without voyeurism.
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Credits
Directors
Jean-Luc Godard
Composers
Johan Sebastian Bach, Antonin Dvorak, John Coltrane
Cast
Myriem Roussel, Thierry Rode, Philippe Lacoste, Manon Anderson, Juliette Binoche, Johan Leysen
Scenario
Jean-Luc Godard, Anne-Marie Miéville
Director of Photography
Jean-Bernard Menoud, Jacques Firmann
Editors
Jean-Luc Godard
Producers
Jean-Luc Godard
Production studios
Pégase Films
More info
Dialogue
French
Countries of production
United Kingdom, Switzerland, France
Year
1985