The Religious Film
Christianity and the Hagiopic
Lush, vaguely liturgical music floods the theater. A sonorous offscreen male voice slowly articulates the words, "And it was written..." or "In the year... " On the screen, clouds mysteriously separate, and a semi-transparent figure appears in the sky... This is the religious film.
From The Gospel According to Matthew to Jesus Christ Superstar, from The Passion of Joan of Arc to The Last Temptation of Christ and Jesus of Montreal, The Religious Film captures the glory, gore, and centrality of this important genre. * A short, accessible introduction to religious film, exploring the genre as spectacle, as musical, and as controversy * Examines the historical, cultural and critical background for religious films from the silent era through to the present day * Introduces the complexities and characteristics of this iconic genre of film, including common sounds and images, and the values that most traditional films of this kind uphold
| Autor: | Grace Pamela |
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| ISBN: | 9781405160261 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Wiley |
| Veröffentlicht: | 31.03.2009 |
| Untertitel: | Christianity and the Hagiopic |
| Schlagworte: | Classical Studies Classical Studies Special Topics Cultural Studies Film Geschichte des Filmtheaters History of Cinema Humanistische Studien Kulturwissenschaften Medienkritik Religion & Theology Religion, Issues & Current Affairs Religionsfragen u. aktuelle Probleme Religion u. Theologie Religiöser Film Spezialthemen Humanistische Studien |
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