Mary Page #3

Synopsis: Three characters linked by the mythical Maria Maddalena - Mary Magdalene... Tony Childress, an infamous, egotistical and obsessive actor/director is playing the lead role of Jesus in his controversial new film THIS IS MY BLOOD. When the shoot wraps, Marie Palesi, his lead actress, is left alone in Jerusalem, drained, empty. 'Selfless'. Into the void within her is poured the spirit of Mary Magdalene, and Marie embarks on a profound journey towards enlightenment. Meanwhile, in New York City, tv journalist Ted Younger begins his own quest for spiritual truth through his documentary about the life of Christ. When the premiere of Tony's film becomes the target of bomb threats by the vengeful religious Right, the lives and paths of these three characters come dramatically together.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Abel Ferrara
Production: IFC First Take
  4 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.9
Rotten Tomatoes:
59%
NOT RATED
Year:
2005
83 min
135 Views


Do you believe that I would...?

This is my own imagination?

That I invented this vision?

Or do you believe that

I would lie about our Teacher?

Peter,

you have always been hot tempered,

and now we see

you repudiating a woman

just as our adversaries do.

If the Teacher held her worthy,

who are you

to reject her?

Don't stand there staring,

I mean look at it, it's red on red,

you can't read it, you're a smart

lady, you get paid a lot of money.

Call somebody, get it fixed.

-Well done.

-Thanks very much.

I appreciate you coming.

Thank you very much.

-Very kind of you.

-Excuse me, do you have a moment?

-Don't worry.

-Hi, you did a great job.

A great job. Let me

introduce you to my friend Ted.

-Hi Ted.

-Nice to meet you. Congratulations.

-Think they really liked the movie.

-Yeah, no. It's... it's fascinating.

Marie Palesi, I mean.

How did you get her to do all that?

It was a lot of work, let me

tell you, she's not an easy actress.

-You must feel great, huh?!

-I'll feel better once I'm outa here.

I'm not worried about

the picketing on Friday.

-Do you want a lift to the city?

-Yeah,

yeah, can I meet you outside?

Let me answer a few questions.

-You must have heard of...

-I'll meet you right out front.

I'm not worried about a damn thing,

and you know what?

I think all the protestors

ought to come in the theatre

and watch the movie and make

their minds up, instead of making

judgements about something they

don't know anything about. Thank you.

-Yes, that's quite a film.

-Yeah, thanks.

-It's a good screening.

-Yeah, before I forget,

let me get you my... my card.

Theodore,

you know what that means, right?

God's gift.

God's gift.

I could use one of those.

Always good to have

God on your side.

I like your show, it's good.

Get the opportunity to present

both sides of an argument.

And it's getting good ratings.

Good for you.

-You follow my ratings? Nice.

-Yeah.

I really appreciate it.

I appreciate you... you liking it.

-It means a lot to me.

-You're the man.

It's just television but...

Don't knock television.

Television is where it's at.

My agent's pitching me for a couple

of shows right now, as we speak.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

You know what? I would love

to have you on the show.

We are going to be doing "Jesus from

the Hollywood perspective" showing

art and some film clips.

"Jesus from the Hollywood

perspective", that's funny.

C'mmon, c'mmon, what?

Is it possible or what?

Yeah?

I mean obviously I would show

your film in the best possible way.

I would hope so.

Tony, it would really... be great

for me if you could be on the show.

Alright, let's cut to the chase.

I'll do an interview on your show,

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