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Mary poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 67.2 / 100
2005·Drama / Thriller·1h 23m

MARY

“It takes courage to walk in the truth.”

The filming of a movie about Jesus’ death deeply affects three people — an egotistical director who cast himself as Christ, the actress playing Mary Magdalene who cannot bring herself to leave Bethlehem and a TV journalist whose spiritual doubts start to consume him.

Above the Line
Abel Ferrara·DirectorScott Pardo·ScreenplayAbel Ferrara·StoryStefano Falivene·Director of PhotographyFrancis Kuipers·Original Music ComposerPatrizio Marone·Editor
Cast
Juliette Binoche·Marie Palesi / Mary MagdaleneForest Whitaker·Ted YoungerMatthew Modine·Tony Childress / JesusMarion Cotillard·Gretchen MolStefania Rocca·Brenda SaxHeather Graham·Elizabeth YoungerMarco Leonardi·Apostle PeterLuca Lionello·Apostle ThomasEttore D'Alessandro·Apostle AndrewElio Germano·Matteo
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Abel Ferrara·Director
Writing· 4
Abel Ferrara·StoryMario Isabella·StorySimone Lageoles·StoryScott Pardo·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Stefano Falivene·Director of Photography
Editing· 5
Patrizio Marone·EditorAdam Mcclelland·EditorFabio Nunziata·EditorLangdon Page·EditorYuka Ruell·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Francis Kuipers·Original Music ComposerMarco Coppolecchia·Sound Re-Recording MixerChris David·Sound Re-Recording MixerSilvio Di Nicola·Sound Editor
Art & Design· 4
Frank DeCurtis·Production DesignMonica Sallustio·Art DirectionFrank DeCurtis·Costume DesignSilvia Nebiolo·Costume Design
Production· 11
Roberto De Nigris·ProducerFrancesco Di Silvio·ProducerFernando Sulichin·ProducerFrank DeCurtis·ProducerDavid Hausen·ProducerThierry Klemeniuk·ProducerJean-Pierre Marois·ProducerLewis Saul·ProducerJean Cazes·Executive ProducerRiccardo Neri·Executive ProducerMatteo Mussoni·Casting
By the Numbers
67.2
OF 100
Master Score
5.8
OF 10
IMDb
—
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Mary's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#FFFFFF
#C0C0C0
Mood
Serious, Dramatic
Composition
Layered
Era
2020s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features a black and white image of three people at the top, with the word "MARY" in large, silver, serif font in the center. On the left is a ”

drama
Key Elements
GlassDressSuitSunglasses
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Neutral
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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