"The first part of the book is an overview of the history of films which offer substantial images of Mary. They include the films specifically about Mary and her presence in the life of Jesus films [...] In the second part of the book, which has been designed especially as an aid to teachers, eight particular focuses on Mary in the Gospels are used as reference points for the Mary Films. For each of these eight focuses, scenes from particular films are described briefly but in some detail so that teachers can pick and choose what they might like to screen and know what features are to the fore in each sequence. At the end of each section, there is a brief overview followed by a listing of the key themes for this focus on Mary’s life. In the third part, there is more detail on the apparition films and in the fourth part more detail on the Marian figures and metaphors." (Introduction)