Arden, Warwickshire prominent in the area for centuries. Mary Arden, mother of William Shakespeare, was a member. Shakespeare's play "As You Like It" is set in the Forest of Arden, however it is an imaginary version incorporating elements from the Ardennes forest in Thomas Lodge's prose romance "Rosalynde" and the real forest (both as it was then, subjected to deforestation and enclosure, and the romanticized version of his youth). Towns in the area include Hampton-in-Arden, Henley-in-Arden, and Tanworth-in-Arden. The Countryside Commission considered creating a new national forest in the area in 1989, but the proposal was not taken up. A national forest
Mary, Mother of Jesus (film) her first of all people. The tradition influenced Ignatius of Loyola's "Spiritual Exercises" among others. The film closes with Mary suggesting the disciples should start preaching about her son. It stars Swedish actresses Pernilla August and Melinda Kinnaman as Mary, English actor David Threlfall as Joseph and British actor Christian Bale as Jesus. The film was produced by American Eunice Kennedy Shriver and aired on NBC. The film currently holds a 48% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Mary, Mother of Jesus (film) Mary, Mother of Jesus is a 1999 American made-for-television biblical drama film that retells the story of Jesus