Mary (2005 film)

Mary
Film poster
Directed byAbel Ferrara
Written byAbel Ferrara
Mario Isabella
Simone Lageoles
Scott Pardo
Produced byRoberto De Nigris
David Hausen
Thierry Klemeniuk
Fernando Sulichin
StarringJuliette Binoche
Forest Whitaker
Marion Cotillard
Matthew Modine
Heather Graham
CinematographyStefano Falivene
Edited byPatrizio Marone
Adam Mcclelland
Fabio Nunziata
Langdon Page
Julia Ruell
Music byFrancis Kuipers
Production
company
Central Films
Distributed byPan Europeene (France)
IFC Films (USA)
Running time
94 minutes
CountriesItaly
France
United States
LanguagesEnglish
Hebrew
French

Mary is a 2005 drama thriller film, written and directed by American director Abel Ferrara. The film stars Juliette Binoche, Forest Whitaker, Marion Cotillard, Matthew Modine and Heather Graham.

The film premiered at the 2005 Venice Film Festival where it won the Special Jury Prize as well as 3 smaller awards. The film also played at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival, Deauville Film Festival and San Sebastián International Film Festival.

Although co-produced by an American and French film company and shot in English and partly in the United States, the film has been little seen outside of Europe, and does not have a Region 1 DVD release. It received a limited theatrical release in America a full 3 years after premiering at the Venice Film Festival. The film has 3 European non-English language websites, but no English language website. UK DVDs use the title Mary: This is My Blood.