| | | "The Journey of a Lifetime, a Story for All Time."
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Aspect Ratio 1.33:1, English, Spanish, Subtitled
Powerful, timeless and visually magnificent, The Nativity Story is "a beautiful telling of one of the world's most familiar stories" (Dean Richards, WGN-TV).It was the cruelest of times. Under Herod's torturous reign, families struggled to survive and yet, in the midst of utter turmoil, a young woman's faith was put to the test. Join Mary (Keisha Castle-Hughes) and Joseph (Oscar Isaac) on an incredible journey of hope and discovery. Epic in it's scope, yet intimate in it's portrayal of this historic family, this "wonderful film" (Bill Zwecker, Chicago Sun-Times) is "a family feature that will be cherished for years to come" (Greg Russell, WMYD-TV).
"Inspirational and entertaining." Bill Bregoli, Westwood One
"A film for all ages and faiths." Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
"Your family will love this inspirational film." Jeffrey Lyons, NBC's Reel Talk
"...a scrupulously accurate historical adventure story...with an exciting you-are-there verisimilitude." Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter
"...the female other to Gibson's "Passion"...suffused with a sense of the womanly divine." Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Editor's Note
IN THEATERS DECEMBER 1, 2006 Keisha Castle-Hughes plays the young Mary as she travels with Joseph to Bethlehem in this dramatization of the classic tale. Catherine Hardwicke (THIRTEEN) directs.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, Dolby Digital Stereo | | Interactive Menus | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | Scene Selection |
| Entertainment Reviews
 | The Nativity Story - DVD By: David Thomas - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 3/9/2007 6:32 PM | |
There's a newly famous scene in Borat where a rodeo official advises the titular character to shave his moustache so as not to arouse suspicion that he's a terrorist. What could that possibly have to do with a movie about the birth of Jesus? Well, given that said rodeo official would have to advise (probably rather awkwardly) virtually everyone in this film to do the same, a whole lot.
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| The Nativity Story - DVD By: Edward Perkis - Cinema Blend DVD Reviews Published on: 3/27/2007 1:25 AM | | The producers clearly hope that this movie will become a Christmas classic, reminding the faithful of the "true meaning" of the holiday. It may generate a regular showing on television simply because it stands alone as a feature film telling focusing on this momentous event. Plus, there are a few divine moments that are staged well. But when put together, the few well staged moments and good performances can't overcome the staid tone. ...read the full review |
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Release Information
| | Studio: New Line |
| Release Date: 9/4/2007 |
| Running Time: 161 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2006 | | Catalog ID: 10668 | | UPC: 00794043106682 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen/Standard 2.35:1/1.33:1 [4:3] |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"THE NATIVITY STORY sticks to the familiar details of the narrative and dramatizes them with sincerity and good taste." 12/01/2006 p.E1Sight and Sound
"[S]tolid, well-crafted....Hardwicke does her best work here...with a handful of tender, low-key scenes..." 02/01/2007 p.67 San Francisco Chronicle 9 of 10
What could have been an after-school special or some somber straight-to-video exercise becomes, in the hands of screenwriter Mike Rich and director Catherine Hardwicke, a gritty and affecting picture that takes the story of Jesus Christ's conception and birth and depicts it as it might have happened. Its hard edges and unabashed piety will remind some of "The Passion of the Christ," but "The Nativity Story" has none of the neurosis or fetishism of the Mel Gibson film. It's also not a closed shop, catering to one specific vision of Christianity. It's a lovely thing aimed at everybody...By grounding everything that went before in an earthy realism, Hardwicke earns the elevation of the nativity sequence, one of the more beautiful scenes in this year's cinema. - Mick LaSalle
The Observer 8 of 10
Few films that open at Christmas are about the birth of Christ. Most centre on the so-called festive season. A couple of exceptions are the delightful British movie The Holly and the Ivy, first shown in December 1952, and Ben-Hur, which had its world premiere shortly before Christmas 1959...So there's a certain novelty about The Nativity Story, a modest work shot in Italy and Morocco, opening with the massacre of the innocents, then going back a year to the marriage of Mary and Joseph and ending with the flight into Egypt...the bickering Magi provide comic relief. The New Zealand actress Keisha Castle-Hughes, teenage star of Whale Rider, is a lovely Mary; Ciaran Hinds is a hissable Herod. - Philip French
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