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HAIL MARY
Chauncey -Theater 2
Sunday, Jan 28, 2024 3:30 PM
One of Godard's most controversial films translates the Virgin Birth into tangible contemporary terms, with Mary as a teenage basketball-playing gas-station attendant who receives the Annunciation by jetliner.
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Admission Adult Matinee - $9.73
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Admission Seniors (60+) - $8.85
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Admission Children (12 and younger) - $8.85
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Admission Student - $8.85
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Presented as part of Jean-Luc Goes Hard: Godard Remembered
"No longer content with a materialist analysis of the state of the world, [Godard is] attempting here to film the intangible."—Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Stick around after the Jan 31st screening for a conversation featuring Corey Creekmur, UI Professor of Film Studies & former FilmScene Board Member and Kristy Nabhan-Warren, UI Professor of Religious Studies and Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies. Denounced by the Pope and banned and boycotted worldwide, this surprisingly serene and lyrical work translates the Virgin Birth into tangible contemporary terms, with Mary as a teenage basketball-playing gas-station attendant who receives the Annunciation by jetliner. Mary is a beautiful yet ordinary teenager who vows to maintain her chastity. Following a warning from an angel, a confused and innocent Mary unexpectedly falls pregnant and is forced to wed her taxi-driving boyfriend Joseph. He, in turn, must love his virgin bride from a distance, revering her without touching her. Forced to face a shocking reality, Mary and Joseph along with their family and friends must struggle to cope as the provocative theme unfolds. This sensational and bold work touched off an uproar of protest heard around the world.
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