En esta moderna versión del nacimiento de la Virgen, María es una estudiante que juega al baloncesto y trabaja en la gasolinera de su padre y José un fracasado y honesto taxista. Acompañado por el cortometraje El libro de María, dirigido por Anne-Marie Miéville.

Godard’s ‘60s films are legend, but his career went far beyond the French New Wave. Roundly condemned by the Vatican for its risky retelling of the Virgin Mary’s story, this is a highlight of his underrated ‘80s period, as cinema’s great experimenter refused to soften his provocative edge.