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NATIVITY STORY, THE

Director:

  Catherine Hardwicke
  

Year Released:

  2006

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4.5 out of 5

< 3 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Keisha Castle-Hughes
  Oscar Isaac
  Hiam Abbass
  Shaun Toub
  Shohreh Aghdashloo
Movie Haiku:While Rich wanted more "symbolic content," Jan was deeply moved by the universality of Hardwicke’s naturalistic approach, presenting Castle-Hughes (“Mary”) & Isaac (“Joseph”) as two good-hearted young people who must learn to trust one another so they can succeed as parents. Jan also loved score by Mychael Danna.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  Yes

Haiku Posted:

  2006