03055nam 2200553Ia 450 991082119330332120200520144314.0144431054297814443105429781444310559(MiAaPQ)EBC7104576(CKB)24989761800041(MiAaPQ)EBC437507(Au-PeEL)EBL437507(CaPaEBR)ebr10307891(CaONFJC)MIL211724(OCoLC)436873130(JP-MeL)3000111861(Au-PeEL)EBL7104576(OCoLC)1347023839(EXLCZ)992498976180004120080919d2009 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe religious film Christianity and the hagiopic /by Pamela Grace1st ed.Malden, MA Wiley-Blackwell20091 online resourceNew approaches to film genreIncludes bibliographical references and index.THE RELIGIOUS FILM -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF FIGURES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION The Religious Film and the Hagiopic -- CHAPTER 2 HISTORICAL OVERVIEW -- CHAPTER 3 CRITICAL OVERVIEW -- CHAPTER 4 KING OF KINGS (1961) Spectacle and Anti-Spectacle -- CHAPTER 5 THE SONG OF BERNADETTE (1943) The Religious Comfort Film -- CHAPTER 6 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (1973) AND JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (2000) The Religious Musical -- CHAPTER 7 THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW (1964) AND JESUS OF MONTREAL (1989) The Alternative Hagiopic -- CHAPTER 8 THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC (1928) AND THE MESSENGER: THE STORY OF JOAN OF ARC (1999) Transcendence and Exploitation -- CHAPTER 9 THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST (1988) AND THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (2004) The Sacrificial Hagiopic -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.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.New approaches to film genre.Religious filmsHistory and criticismReligion in motion picturesReligious filmsHistory and criticism.Religion in motion pictures.791.43682Grace Pamela1598866MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821193303321The religious film3921322UNINA