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Hail Mary

1985 · 72 min

A cerebral, slow-burn meditation on faith and the body, mixing everyday realism with abstract imagery and demanding close attention.

Directed by
Jean-Luc Godard
Genres
Drama
Starring
Myriem Roussel, Thierry Rode, Philippe Lacoste
Overview
A college student gets pregnant without having intercourse, affecting people close and unrelated to her in different ways.

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Directed by
Jean-Luc Godard
Genres
Drama
Starring
Myriem Roussel, Thierry Rode, Philippe Lacoste
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • identity
  • sexuality
  • love
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Jean-Luc Godard
Written by
Jean-Luc Godard
Starring
Myriem Roussel, Thierry Rode, Philippe Lacoste, Manon Andersen, Malachi Jara Kohan, Juliette Binoche, Georges Staquet, Anne Gautier
Cinematography
Jacques Firmann, Jean-Bernard Menoud
Runtime
72 min
Country
France, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Languages
French

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