By Amy Renner Dec. 22, 2008
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The New World
"The New World" is an epic adventure set amid the encounter of European and Native American cultures during the founding of the Jamestown Settlement in 1607. Inspired by the legend of John Smith (Colin Farrell) and Pocahontas, acclaimed filmmaker Terrence Malick transforms this classic story into a sweeping exploration of love, loss and discovery, both a celebration and an elegy of the America that was…and the America that was yet to come. Against a historically accurate Virginia backdrop, Malick has set a dramatized tale of two strong-willed characters-a passionate and noble young native woman and an ambitious soldier of fortune-torn between the undeniable requirements of their civic duty and the inescapable demands of the human heart.
David Thewlis, Christian Bale, Raoul Trujillo, Christopher Plummer, Wes Studi, Ben Mendelsohn, Colin Farrell, Noah Taylor, Yorick van Wageningen, Terrence Malick, Bill Mechanic, Trish Hofmann, Eddie Marsan, Q'Orianka Kilcher, Jeremy Wade, Jason Aaron Baca, Jamie Harris, Will Wallace, Roger Rees, Joe Inscoe, Sarah Green, Rolf Mittweg, Mark Ordesky
The Nativity Story
The story centers on the two-year period of Mary and Joseph's life, culminating in their leaving Nazareth and journeying 100 miles to Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus. Key characters and events such as King Herod, John the Baptist's parents (Zachariah and Elizabeth), the shepherds who were witness to Jesus' birth; and the arrival of the three kings from the Orient will be fleshed out.