What is Special about this DVD?
Premium Import Release of the very Controversial Jean-Luc Godard film. This DVD is designed for an English Audience and compatible with both Region 2 PAL (UK and Europe) as well as Region 4 (Brazil, Australia, New Zealand). The Special Features of this DVD include "Le Livre De Marie - (The Book of Mary) Short Film" (a 27 minute feature). There is additional nudity in the bonus short film, as well.

"Hail Mary" (1986), originally "Je vous salue, Marie" is a Jean-Luc Godard retelling of the virgin birth set in modern times. Mary is a High School student, basketball player, and a virgin. She lives with her father, who owns a filling station. Joseph her boyfriend is a taxi driver. The angel Gabriel appears to her (actually, arrives in Joseph's cab) and tells her she is going to have a baby. Her doctor confirms that she is a virgin. Joseph has trouble with her story, but she lets him do his own check, and, sure enough, she is a virgin.

Plot Summary
Condemed by the Pope and banned across Europe and the US, Jean-Luc Godard's notorious retelling of the birth of Christ is the great French director's most daring cinematic work.

In Godard's contemporary twist on the story of the Virgin, the Virgin Mary is a Swiss gas station employee, and Joseph her tax-driving boyfriend. Mary is a beautiful yet ordinary teenager who plays basketball; but who vows to maintain her chastity. Following a warning from an avuncular angel, a confused Mary unexpectedly falls pregnant and is forced to wed her besotted Joseph. He in turn must love his virgin bride from a distance, revering her without touching her.

Hail Mary's lush cinematography captures "ravishing shots of pure luminosity" (All Movie Guide), while the haunting score - with music from Bach, Dvorak and John Coltrane - highlights the richness and poignancy of Godard's controversial classic.

Starring:
Myriem Roussel
Thierry Rode
Philippe Lacoste

Directed By:
Jean-Luc Godard

Special Features:
"Le Livre De Marie - (The Book of Mary) Short Film" (a 27 minute feature)
Trailers for Casanova, Orlando, Breaking the Waves, A Short Film About Love.

Technical Details:
4/3 Fullscreen
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (French)
English Subtitles
Regions 2 and 4 PAL

MPAA Rating:
Unrated

The "Skin Factor":
Myriem Roussel as Mary shows everything, as does Anne Gautier as a woman who tempts Joseph. There is additional nudity in the bonus short film, as well.