From the Verkündigung to the arrival Jesu: The feature „it went however to the time… “tells Christmas history.

(kreuz.net) for the first time Christmas history is presented as cinema experience on the large canvas.

Producer Catherine Hardwicke illustrates the way from Maria and Joseph to Bethlehem in a realistic and emotional way.

The scriptwriter, Mike Rich, adhered close to the gospel texts.

Was turned among other things in the southItalian Matera, where already 1964 the film „the 1st gospel - Matthäus “of jetty Paolo Passolini developed and where the producer Mel Gibson in the year 2004 its film „the passion of Christ “turned.


„The Nativity story was produced “of the company new LINE Cinema, which already the successful trilogy „the master of the rings “brought out.

Premiere in the Vatikan
Before approximately 7,000 spectators evening the first performance of the film took place „The Nativity story “in the Vatikan on next to last Sunday.

It was the first film premiere in the areas Vatikan. The film was specified in the hall Paul VI., in whom the holy father receives otherwise pilgrims to audiences.

Pope Benedikt XVI. did not let itself look with the premiere however.

Among the participants was the US-American Kurienerzbischof John Foley, which leads the papal advice for social means of communication.

The cinema is a powerful means of communication and mediates with „the Nativity story “again once a universal message, said the archbishop.

Contents

If history is told of Maria, who loves a man, whom it does not know at all in the reason, as 16jährige with Joseph, let alone, one marries.

But their by an angel their fate is pointed: the Empfängnis of God son.

The pregnancy of the young girl is a scandal, because it is considered because of their growing up child as stained.

Maria done without on furnishing the proof for their virginity and bears the humiliating of their environment under mental agonies, but with the certainty on God support.

Josephs doubts can be eliminated only, when it has a feature in the dream.

The two break open together to the census after Bethlehem.

The backdrop of the film is very styleful caught, although not in the holy country, but in Italy one turned.

Despite the typical Christmas romance it does not act however around a harmonious history.

In the core it goes around the fact how God message is emphasized by humans on ground connection - in a time, in which this endangered power structures.

Lack
Unfortunately also some look-playful weaknesses are priority with Keisha Castle Hughes, whose representation the mother God works woodenly.

A theological problem is the fact that the film does not let a doubt about vulnerability the mother God.

The natural, painful birth of Christ represented in the film contradicts the catholic teachings of the marvelous virgin birth.

Maria does not appear as holy one, but when girl, who does not know in the reason, what with it happens.

Founded search
The author of the film script, Mike Rich, supported itself on extensive searches.

The goal was to be found out, what for humans Maria and Joseph were and which they could have felt.

Nearly one year long investigated each aspect of history for Rich. It read the Matthäus and Lukas gospel again and again.

In the film is also the life of humans from at that time quasi authentically - supported with source research - will show.

Certainly there is no better time than the Advent season for such a film.

On Thursday starts „it went however to the time… “in the German cinemas. Then will prove to be true, what right at the top on the desire note of the producers stands:

More sweetly the cashes never ring.

monti: @moorhans

I estimate Maria natural much, naturally was her also before her birth virgin and had after the birth Jesu of at least 6 weiterre children, according to the Jerus. Bible
Unfortunately is nothing at all more admits (except fairy tales) which happened after death Jesu with it.

I can agree you perfectly! And everything else is even evenly catholic quark or one fairy tale hour for Leichtgläubige.

moorland Hans: Decide

… I will nevertheless watch the film, in order not to let before-chew me of anderern one nothing.
I estimate Maria natural much, naturally was her also before her birth virgin and had after the birth Jesu of at least 6 weiterre children, according to the Jerus. Bible
Unfortunately is nothing at all more admits (except fairy tales) which happened after death Jesu with it.

last day of the month: Marvelous virgin birth

Like those down there again nine times-intelligently over the catholic teachings merry makes itself, instead of informing, what „without hereditary sin its “is called… The faith secrets have evenly also their logic. The however many understandably makes excessive demands of.

Ansgar: @ Sirilo et al.

They attach possibly too much meaning to the film. It is, like all art, an incorrect adaptation; like by the way also many Madonna pictures, about those, which show Maria in the traditional costume, which was at the time of the painting straight EN vogue. Nevertheless these are receive worth.
We should positively regard it that a Hollywood film is occupied to a large extent in a well-meaning manner with the Sujet - and many church distance will interest in the thing.

By the way: Pasolinis gospel film (with brook music) is an example of successful adaptation.

monti: to read again and again amusing,

which in this forum for a katholiscvher rubbish is dovetailed…

Sirilo: By no means…

… is this the first filming of Christmas history; there were already several attempts, usually of Americans, and I mean, it would be better, if one omitted it placing these events behind in the film. It is impossible to represent the shape of the virgin Maria and the happening linked with it adequately with means of the film. The alleged realism of the film drives the Mysterium out; faith secrets are not described, but one on purely terrestrial limited story tells. I will not watch the film, and I believe to understand the Pope, why he stayed away from the performance. From reverence and love to the virgin Maria.