Scarlet Woman The True Story of Mary Magdalene (2017)

Mary Magdalene is a familiar presence in modern culture Weve read about her in the Da Vinci Code Weve heard about her in Jesus Christ Superstar We think we know the story well Yet in actual fact we dont know it at all because its all a fantasy For a thousand years the Mary Magdalene story has been one of arts most tremulous myths In the Bible she warrants just four actual mentions Shes the most beautiful of the three Marys at the foot of the cross This extraordinary new film tells her story and how it inspired the likes of Giotto Caravaggio Titian Cezanne and Van Gogh In the end perhaps the most remarkable thing about Mary Magdalene is that she appears in all this art yet we still know so little about her Instead the many stories of Mary Magdalene tell us more about the artists who have painted her