But it came to pass at the time ...
But it came to pass at the time ... (Original title The Nativity Story ) is an American-Italian-Israeli feature film from 2006. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke . Keisha Castle-Hughes plays Mary, Oscar Isaac Joseph. The plot is based on the story of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth as described in the New Testament .
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The people of Israel , oppressed by the Romans, are waiting for a Messiah, as is the small village of Nazareth , in which the young Mary lives. Her father has already promised Mary to the carpenter Joseph, whom she should marry. The father reminds both of them once again that they are not allowed to have any contact for a year that could lead to a pregnancy.
One day Mary the Archangel Gabriel appears and tells her that her cousin Elisabeth is expecting a child and that she herself is to give birth to Jesus, the Son of God, who will one day save his people. Maria's cousin is already at an age when she shouldn't have any more children. Mary herself is still a virgin and is bound by the vow not to have sexual contact with her husband for a year. It is also difficult for her to believe the prophecy, but the archangel tells her that she will receive Jesus through the Holy Spirit .
Maria is confused and sets out to visit her cousin Elisabeth in En Kerem , she wants to be back in Nazareth by the time of harvest. Then the incomprehensible for Mary happens, as predicted by the archangel, she actually becomes pregnant without having been touched by a man. When Maria returns to Nazareth, you can already see her pregnancy. Joseph is beside himself and doesn't believe Maria's explanations. The inhabitants of the village are also hostile towards the young woman. Joseph turns away from Mary and wants to leave her, but one night the Archangel Gabriel also appears to him in a dream and can convince him of God's will.
A few months later, all residents of Israel must obey the Roman emperor Augustus' request for a census . Joseph and Mary therefore have to travel to their place of birth in Bethlehem . Here Mary gives birth to Jesus in a stable.
King Herod, who is inflicting increasing taxes on his people, has since learned of the birth of the child from three wise men from the East and is deeply concerned. He sends his soldiers out to wreak a bloodbath among the newborn males in Bethlehem. Joseph and Mary can flee to Egypt with little Jesus after being warned by the Holy Spirit in time.
Production, background, publication
It is a New Line Cinema production. The film was made in Ouarzazate ( Morocco ); Matera , Craco and Cinecittà ( Italy ) filmed. It is identified as a Christmas story with the subtitle A journey during your lifetime, a story for eternity and beyond. A family, a journey, a child who should change the world forever ... A message proclaimed from heaven. A prophecy that an empire learns to fear . The film was based on the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke . Texts from the Midrash , the free interpretation of religious scriptures in rabbinic Judaism, were also used .
Although beards were considered “barbaric” by the Romans at the time and were forbidden among soldiers, the film shows Roman soldiers with beards.
The then 16-year-old Keisha Castle-Hughes was actually pregnant during the filming, which was a bit explosive due to the subject of the film, since the underage actress of the Virgin Mary was also not married and therefore did not comply with the strict Catholic regulations on premarital intercourse. Hiam Abbass , who plays the role of Anna, is a native of the Nazarene.
This was the first film that premiered in the Vatican . On November 26, 2006, it was presented to the public for the first time under the English original title Nativity in the presence of 7,000 selected spectators. Although he had announced that he would attend, Pope Benedict XVI stayed. the premiere far away; he gave scheduling reasons. He was represented by Archbishop John Patrick Foley , the Pontifical Council for Social Communications . Also present were the actors Shohreh Aghdashloo and Oscar Isaac and the director Catherine Hardwicke. The premiere was also a benefit event, the proceeds of which were used to build a school in Mughar , Israel , where Christians, Muslims and Druze live together. The place is about 40 kilometers from Nazareth, the scene of film history.
On November 24, 2006, the film was shown in advance under the title Matkalla Beetlehemi in a selected audience in Finland. On November 30, 2006, it started in Argentina and Australia. On December 1, 2006, it launched in the United States, Brazil, Denmark, Spain, Iceland, Mexico, Norway, Panama, Poland and Sweden. On December 6th it started in Belgium, France and the Philippines. The German and Austrian first broadcast took place on December 7, 2006. On that date it was also published in Greece, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Portugal and Singapore. It was published on December 8, 2006 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, on December 14, 2006 in Hungary and Peru, on December 15, 2006 in Estonia and Latvia, and on December 21, 2006 in South Korea and Thailand. In February 2007 it was published in Indonesia, in March 2007 in Egypt, in September 2007 in Turkey, in November 2007 in Russia and in December 2007 in Japan. It has also been published in Bulgaria, Canada and Slovenia.
With a production budget of $ 35 million, the film grossed just under $ 7.9 million in the US on the opening weekend, and by mid-August 2008 it brought in nearly $ 47 million worldwide.
It happened around the time ... was released on November 23, 2007 by Warner Bros. Home Video with a German soundtrack on DVD.
synchronization
FFS Film- & Fernseh-Synchron GmbH, Munich, acted as the dubbing company; Dialogue script and dialogue direction: Marina Köhler .
| German voice | actor | role |
|---|---|---|
| Malika Bayerwaltes | Keisha Castle-Hughes | Maria |
| Philipp Brammer | Oscar Isaac | Joseph |
| Eva Maria Bayerwaltes | Hiam Abbass | Anna |
| Ulrich Frank | Shaun Toub | Joachim |
| Reinhard Brock | Ciarán Hinds | Herod the Great |
| Manuel Straube | Alessandro Giuggioli | Herod Antipas |
| Marcus Off | Alexander Siddig | Archangel Gabriel |
| Peter Fricke | Stefan Kalipha | Kaspar |
| Mogens von Gadow | Nadim Sawalha | Melchior |
| Erich Ludwig | Eriq Ebouaney | Balthazar |
| Werner Uschkurat | Ted Rusoff | Shepherd |
| Gertie Honeck | Shohreh Aghdashloo | Elisabeth |
| Susanne Wirtz | Gabrielle Scharnitzky | Palm reader |
| Norbert Gastell | Stanley Townsend | Zacharias |
| Jochen Striebeck | Said Amadis | Tero |
| Gerd Meyer | Zinedine Soualem / Jeffrey Kissoon / Tomer Sisley | poor father / Herod's builder / tax collector |
| Patrick Schröder | Kais Nashef / Sami Samir | Benjamin / thief |
| Marion Hartmann | Lucia Zotti | Elisabeth's aunt |
| Andreas Borcherding | Matt Patresi | Sentry |
| Gerhard Jilka | Serge Feuillard / Stewart Scudamore | High Priest in Jerusalem 1 / Simeon |
| Ulf Jürgen Söhmisch | Serge Feuillard | High Priest in Jerusalem 2 |
| Claudia Schmidt | Yvonne Brulatour Sciò | Accomplice |
| Dagmar Heller | Farida Ouchani | Ruth |
| Ekkehardt Belle | Andy Lucas | Tax collector |
| Joachim Höppner | teller |
criticism
The lexicon of international film was not very enthusiastic and wrote: “Despite the attempt to depict the living conditions realistically, the lavishly designed film is based too closely on the current representations of the Christmas story, both in terms of content and images. He does not convey a feeling for the spiritual dimension of the processes. The desired balance between the main actors and between icons and characters is only partially successful. "
Carsten Baumgardt by Screenrush .com could bring only little the film and found that the "really savvy director Hardwicke only a naive, trivial light version of the Christmas story, which primarily tailored to delicate minds" was abliefere, especially when they are Compare with “Mel Gibson's controversial Jesus film” The Passion of Christ , which “relies on authenticity to the limit of pain”. He confirmed Keisha Castle-Hughes for the first half hour of the film a "completely static representation" [...], moreover, she denied the entire film "with one and a half facial expressions, from which however nothing more than astonished passivity speaks". It also said: “Castle Hughes' screen partner Oscar Isaac may look best as Joseph because he is allowed at least a minimum of character development. Nevertheless, the turning points of the dramaturgy seem strangely wooden for a big movie. ”[…] Hardwicke pastes the film“ with kitsch, which involuntarily leads to it appearing like noble folklore over long periods ”. The film was rated 1.5 out of 5 stars and rated “disappointing”.
The FBW , which gave the film the “rating of valuable”, saw it differently and stated that the story was “as true to the Bible” as possible, “as much as possible”, whereby “obviously great importance was attached to the historically correct details in the equipment “Has been. The cast is also "convincing". Keisha Castle-Hughes appears as Maria "at the same time hurtful and inwardly strong, and Oscar Isaac succeeds in the art of not making Joseph look like a gullible husband". Restricting it was said, “You look for nuances in this film in vain”, and the attempt to tell the Christmas story “in the most touching and pious way possible” comes “dangerously close” to “religious kitsch” "Can hardly be avoided" in such a project.
Cinefacts stated that “in the abundance of Bible films there is not a single film adaptation of the Christmas story”, which may also be due to the “that the subject matter in Luke and Matthew Gospels is rather thin” “and only little about the characters and their characters experienced ". Scriptwriter Mike Rich and director Catherine Hardwicke are “obviously trying” to give the characters in the film “an independent personality and to show references to today's world”. Conclusion: “If Mel Gibson had made this film, it would certainly have been worse. As it is, however, it has become a contemplative Christmas film that strives for realism, without great missionary zeal or great excitement, but which suffers from the pompous music. Easily digestible food. "
Kino.de spoke of a "Bible-based Christmas story that tells the first time with a very young Mary about the miracle of the birth of Christ". The cinematic gap and the success of 'The Passion of Christ' would have "probably given the impetus" for the film, "whose innovative aspect is the youth of the main character". Finally it was stated: 'It happened at that time' begins naturalistically, but takes a turn to the wondrous light show, in which meaningful Bible statements pile up. One can already predict that film will play a key role in religious education lessons that it could play in the cinema. Because there are also miracles, as the successes of ' Luther ' and 'The Passion of Christ' show.
Moviepilot said a “cinematic journey into the heart of the greatest story of all time: for the first time, the Christmas story will be presented as a cinema experience on the big screen”. It was also said that the film reported "in dramatic and rousing images of the dangerous journey of a young couple" ...
On the Bibelfilme (NT) page it was stated that the film wants to "capture the living conditions and feelings of Mary", for which the scriptwriter and director use the "Luke texts as a script template" and want to "achieve authenticity", which also includes the young actress Keisha Castle-Hughes was only 17 years old when filming. The story is then "the usual mixture of Lucanian and Matthian Christmas stories, trimmed with novel-like elements". Several invented scenes can be found that should have been funny, for example in the depiction of the three wise men.
Awards
- Keisha Castle-Hughes was nominated at the Young Artist Awards 2007 in the category "Best Acting in a Feature Film - Leading Actor", but received nothing.
- The German film and media rating awarded the film the rating “valuable”.
Web links
- And it happened at the time ... in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- But it came to pass at the time ... Official website warnerbros.de
- But it happened at the time ... various cinema posters adS filmposter-archiv.de
- But it happened at the time (The Nativity Story) Jesus Film - German abbreviated adS gloria.tv
Individual evidence
- ↑ Age indication for It came to pass at the time… . Youth Media Commission , accessed on June 14, 2017 .
- ^ Nativity (2006) Filming Locations. In: IMDb.com . Amazon.com, Inc. , accessed June 14, 2017 .
- ↑ a b But it came to pass at the time ... Fig. DVD case
- ↑ But it came to pass at the time ... The Nativity Story adS kinofenster.de
- ↑ It happened at the time ... Box Office information adS IMDb (English)
- ↑ It happened at that time ... in the German dubbing index
- ↑ But it came to pass at the time ... In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Carsten Baumgardt: But it came to pass at the time ... criticism from adS filmstarts.de
- ↑ a b c kob: It happened at the time ... (2006) adS kino.de
- ↑ It came to pass at that time ... adS moviepilot.de (with trailer and film photos)
- ↑ And it happened at the time ... adS bibelwissenschaft.de
