The Religious Film: Christianity and the Hagiopic (New Approaches to Film Genre)
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EAN/UPC/ISBN Code
9781405160261, 9781405160261
Brand
John Wiley & Sons
Author
Pamela Grace
Pages
192
Year of production
2009
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