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Maryel Locke and Charles Warren present twelve original essays by film critics, filmmakers, theologians, and philosophers that examine the 1985 filmHail Mary,directed by Jean-Luc Godard, and its companion film,The Book of Mary,directed by Anne-Marie Mieville. (The films are collectively released under the titleHail Mary.)The interpretative essays offer a rich spectrum of analysis and opinion representing many divergent points of view about critical theory, the status of women, and the value of film as a medium. Locke and Warren also include two important interviews with Godard, brief biographies and complete filmographies of Godard and Mieville, a short breakdown of the two films including the English subtitles, and the script of the French dialogue to complete a remarkably comprehensive treatment of this important film. The only film based on the biblical story of the Virgin Mary, Godard'sHail Maryis a contemporary Swiss/French representation of Mary's virgin pregnancy, the birth of her son, and her relationship with Joseph and her young child. Mieville's companion film is about a young girl named Mary whose parents get a divorce. While neither film is overtly religious, the initial release ofHail Marybrought public protests, court cases, a physical attack on Godard, and condemnation by the Pope.Locke, Maryel is the author of 'Jean-Luc Godard's Hail Mary Women and the Sacred in Film' with ISBN 9780809318247 and ISBN 0809318245.
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