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Hail Mary (1985)

Not Rated (US) | France, Switzerland, UK | French | 72 min

Directed by: Jean-Luc Godard

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In this modern retelling of the Virgin birth, Mary is a student who plays basketball and works at her father's petrol station; Joseph is an earnest dropout who drives a cab. The angel Gabriel must school Joseph to accept Mary's pregnancy, while Mary comes to terms with God's plan through meditations that are sometimes angry and usually punctuated by elemental images of the sun, moon, clouds, flowers, and water. Godard intercuts a brief parallel story of Eva and her nameless lover; their adulterous affair, rife with philosophical discussions, leads nowhere.

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Awards

Golden Berlin Bear 1985

Golden Berlin Bear

Nominated

Cast & Crew

Jean-Luc Godard

Director

Myriem Roussel

Marie

Thierry Rode

Joseph

Philippe Lacoste

L'ange Gabriel

Manon Andersen

La petite fille

Malachi Jara Kohan

Jésus

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Release Date

France

No data

1985-01-23

Switzerland

(Solothurn Film Festival)

1985-01-25

Switzerland

(French speaking region)

1985-01-31

Also Known As (A.K.A.)

Hail Mary

(Original title)

Yo te saludo, María

Argentina

Hail Mary

Australia

Parent Guide

The film contains several scenes of full frontal and rear female nudity but almost all are non-sexual. The film also contains sexual themes and mild sexual dialogue. The plot centers around a woman who claims to be pregnant despite being a virgin.

A boyfriend questions his girlfriend about her pregnancy because they haven't had sex. The woman says she "sleeps with no one". He accuses her of infidelity several times throughout the film, including one scene where he claims, in derogatory terms, that she sleeps with well endowed men. She insists she is a virgin

A woman's legs are visible while she does housework with only a shirt on. The shirt extends to her thighs but she is later seen pulling up the shirt to expose her underwear. At one point, she briefly rests her hand between her legs but over her underwear. The scene is not overtly sexual.

A woman is seen in her underwear while being examined by a doctor. She claims to be pregnant so he asks her to remove her underwear. She removes her underwear and he examines her off screen. He asks her about her period and whether she plans to keep the baby. She asks him to confirm that she is a virgin. No nudity.

A couple kisses passionately in the background of a scene.

A woman is seen fully nude in the bath tub. Her breasts and pubic hair are visible as she gets into the tub and while she's washing. This scene is non-sexual.

A woman walks around her home nude. Full frontal and rear nudity. Non-sexual.

A woman asks a man if he likes her body.

A man caresses a woman over her clothing, including under her skirt.

A woman changes clothes and is briefly nude from the front and the rear.

A woman's breasts can briefly be seen as she stirs under bed sheets. Later she sits up nude and examines her body. Her breasts and some of her pubic hair are clearly visible. Similar scenes later in the film also contain shots of the woman in her underwear as well as brief rear nudity and full frontal nudity. In some scenes, her breasts are visible and there are a couple of lengthy, close-up shots of her pubic hair but her genitals are obscured. All scenes are non-sexual.

A man walks in on his girlfriend changing. She wears only an undershirt. Her rear and cleavage are briefly visible but her pubic hair is shown for an extended period of time. The man caresses her arm and stomach.

A child climbs under his mother's dress and asks her what different parts of her body are called. She answers his questions using euphemisms ("the hedgehog", "the lawn").

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