Saturday night and nothing like a big plate of oven chips and a cold drink for dinner. Time for a movie, and this one I knew little about, the movie that is, I guess I knew a little about Mary Magdalene. So this is the story of Mary, who leaves her family to follow Jesus and witness his death and resurrection. This is what I like to think of as a gentle story, lovely rural scenery, soft light, beautiful natural woven linens and shawls, natural faces and no overdone drama. Rooney Mara as Mary was mesmerizing to watch, although I found the dialogue a little subdued and mumbled (I must be getting old), the movie had a wonderful score highlighting the cinematic scenes. 3.5/5
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I'd read that this was a feminist revision of the Bible story. Since Mary Magdalene's story is not gone into detail, I suppose it is ripe for interpretation in whatever fashion is currently popular. I always prefer the Book to the movie, though.
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