On this week's episode of Down Underground, Kevin and Cristian discuss one of Godard's most contentious films, 1985's Hail Mary. Born from Godard's obsession with fatherhood, particularly fathering a daughter, Je vous salue, Marie sees Myriem Roussel finally take centre stage as the titular Mary, who is visited by the angel Gabriel (Philippe Lacoste) and, like the biblical tale, immaculately conceives of a baby boy, a concept her boyfriend Joseph (Thierry Rode) must struggle to come to terms with. The film was heavily protested across Europe, Oceania and the USA by Catholic and Christian groups after the Pope denounced it as blasphemous, an infamy Godard, and the film, took in their stride as a powerful symbol of the aging enfant terrible's ongoing ability to shock audiences (and market pictures).
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