Paródia bíblica, em que Brian (nascido no dia de Natal e membro de um grupo separatista anti domínio romano) é considerado Messias e não consegue convencer ninguém de que não o é. Uma sátira social e religiosa, cheia do humor que caracteriza os Monty Python: nonnense e crítico...
Maria (Keisha Castle-Hughes) é uma jovem camponesa que mora na cidade de Nazaré. Um dia ela recebe a visita do anjo Gabriel (Alexander Siddig), que anuncia que Deus a escolheu para ser mãe de seu filho. Casada com o carpinteiro José (Oscar Isaac), Maria segue os conselhos do anjo e viaja para a casa de Zacarias (Stanley Townsend) e Isabel, seus parentes, para escapar dos guardas do rei Herodes (Ciarán Hinds). Ao retornar a Nazaré, já com a gravidez avançada, Maria é rejeitada por sua família e por José. Porém, após ter um sonho com o anjo Gabriel, José aceita a situação da esposa. Obrigados a viajar devido ao censo, José e Maria partem para Belém. Eles enfrentam o risco de serem descobertos pelos guardas de Herodes e ainda são procurados pelos 3 reis magos, que buscam nos céus indícios do local de nascimento de Jesus Cristo.
A young woman carrying an unimaginable responsibility. A young man torn between love and honor. A jealous king who will stop at nothing to keep his crown.
Rossellini takes numerous liberties with the original source material, rearranging and omitting events at will, presenting everything in a highly undramatic fashion. The film begins in the time of the Old Testament, allowing Rossellini to present the story of Jesus in its ancient, historic context.
An original illustrated 110 minute recording by The Pythons of their early screenplay in progress.
Familiar Phantoms is an experimental documentary short film about memory, history and trauma.
Marjorie the cow lives in a run-down stable in the middle of Bethlehem. Nothing exciting ever happens in Bethlehem until now… there’s a census or something and there’s going to be some sort of street party – that’s what Marje has heard, anyway!
Melchior, one of the Three Wise Men, narrates the story of his travels in search of a magnificent star pointing him to a newborn King.
Inspired by the scriptural tale. Moabitess priestess Ruth is drawn both to a Judean man and to his talk of a forgiving God. After tragedy strikes, she begins a new life in Bethlehem.
When Daniel is fired right before his son's expensive surgery, an angel takes him on a journey back in time to witness the trials of Joseph and Mary before the very first Christmas, reminding him how God's love can carry him through anything.
Jake wants nothing more than to spend his Christmas vacation with his girlfriend Abbey. So when Abbey volunteers for her church’s Christmas play, Jake is ready to skip Christmas this year until an unexpected turn of events lands him in a field outside Bethlehem on the night Jesus was born. While on his journey with the shepherds to find the promised Messiah, Jake discovers the true meaning of Christmas.
Scholars debate whether the Star of Bethlehem is a legend created by the early church or a miracle that marked the advent of Christ. Is it possible that the star was a real, astronomical event? From Producer Stephen McEveety (The Passion of the Christ) comes an amazing documentary on the Star of Bethlehem.
The Three Wise Men from the East follow the star to Bethlehem, but hostile spirits try to stop them on their journey.