Barbara Hershey as Mary Magdalene
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Barbara Hershey as Mary Magdalene is the acclaimed portrayal of the biblical figure Mary Magdalene in Martin Scorsese’s controversial 1988 film "The Last Temptation of Christ."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Barbara Hershey as Mary Magdalene canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Barbara Hershey as Mary Magdalene Context triple: [The Last Temptation of Christ, role, Barbara Hershey as Mary Magdalene]
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Anne Bancroft as Mother Miriam Ruth
Anne Bancroft as Mother Miriam Ruth is the stern yet compassionate convent superior in the film "Agnes of God," who grapples with questions of faith, guilt, and institutional responsibility.
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B.
Evelyn Mulwray – Faye Dunaway
Evelyn Mulwray is the enigmatic and tragic femme fatale central to the mystery in Roman Polanski’s neo-noir film "Chinatown."
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C.
Eva Galli / Alma Mobley in Ghost Story
Eva Galli / Alma Mobley is the vengeful, shape-shifting female specter at the center of Peter Straub’s horror novel and its film adaptation "Ghost Story," portrayed on screen by Alice Krige.
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Ellen Burstyn as Edna Mae McCauley
Ellen Burstyn as Edna Mae McCauley is the central character in the 1980 drama "Resurrection," a woman who survives a near-fatal accident and discovers she has miraculous healing powers that profoundly affect those around her.
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E.
Rebecca Gayheart
Rebecca Gayheart is an American actress and former model known for her roles in 1990s and 2000s film and television, including the teen slasher "Urban Legend" and the series "Beverly Hills, 90210."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Barbara Hershey as Mary Magdalene Target entity description: Barbara Hershey as Mary Magdalene is the acclaimed portrayal of the biblical figure Mary Magdalene in Martin Scorsese’s controversial 1988 film "The Last Temptation of Christ."
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A.
Anne Bancroft as Mother Miriam Ruth
Anne Bancroft as Mother Miriam Ruth is the stern yet compassionate convent superior in the film "Agnes of God," who grapples with questions of faith, guilt, and institutional responsibility.
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B.
Evelyn Mulwray – Faye Dunaway
Evelyn Mulwray is the enigmatic and tragic femme fatale central to the mystery in Roman Polanski’s neo-noir film "Chinatown."
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C.
Eva Galli / Alma Mobley in Ghost Story
Eva Galli / Alma Mobley is the vengeful, shape-shifting female specter at the center of Peter Straub’s horror novel and its film adaptation "Ghost Story," portrayed on screen by Alice Krige.
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D.
Ellen Burstyn as Edna Mae McCauley
Ellen Burstyn as Edna Mae McCauley is the central character in the 1980 drama "Resurrection," a woman who survives a near-fatal accident and discovers she has miraculous healing powers that profoundly affect those around her.
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E.
Rebecca Gayheart
Rebecca Gayheart is an American actress and former model known for her roles in 1990s and 2000s film and television, including the teen slasher "Urban Legend" and the series "Beverly Hills, 90210."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional representation of biblical figure
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film character portrayal ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | The Last Temptation of Christ ⓘ |
| associatedWithDirector | Martin Scorsese ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| associatedWithStudioControversy | Universal Pictures and religious protests ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Last Temptation of Christ (novel)
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linked to:
The Last Temptation of Christ
|
| character | Mary Magdalene ⓘ |
| coStarsWith |
Harvey Keitel as Judas Iscariot
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Willem Dafoe as Jesus ⓘ
linked to:
Willem Dafoe
|
| filmControversy | depiction of Jesus and Mary Magdalene in imagined temptation sequence ⓘ |
| filmCountryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| filmDirector | Martin Scorsese ⓘ |
| filmFormat | theatrical feature release ⓘ |
| filmGenre |
drama
ⓘ
religious drama ⓘ |
| filmLanguage | English ⓘ |
| filmMusicBy | Peter Gabriel ⓘ |
| filmProductionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| filmScreenwriter | Paul Schrader ⓘ |
| notableFor |
acclaimed performance
ⓘ
portrayal in a controversial religious film ⓘ |
| novelAuthor | Nikos Kazantzakis ⓘ |
| portrayalEra | late 20th century cinema ⓘ |
| portrayalInfluence | modern cinematic depictions of Mary Magdalene ⓘ |
| portrayalMedium | feature film ⓘ |
| portrayalType | humanized and psychologically complex depiction ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Barbara Hershey ⓘ |
| portraysBiblicalFigure | Mary Magdalene ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| religiousRatingContext | considered blasphemous by some Christian groups ⓘ |
| setInHistoricalContext | 1st-century Judea (as depicted in the film) ⓘ |
| subjectOfDiscussion |
interpretations of Mary Magdalene in film
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religious controversy in popular culture ⓘ |
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