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Imaging the divine : Jesus and Christ-figures in film / Lloyd Baugh.

By: Series: Communication, culture and theologyPublication details: Kansas City, MO : Sheed and Ward, c1997.Description: x, 337 p., [16] p. of plates : illus. ; pbk ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1556128630 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.43632/BAU
Contents:
Pt. 1. The Jesus-film. The early years -- The gospel according to Hollywood : The King of Kings and The greatest story ever told -- The Jesus musicals : Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell -- The scandal films : The life of Brian and The last temptation of Christ -- Two recent classics : Jesus of Nazareth and The Messiah -- The masterpiece : The gospel according to Saint Matthew --
Pt. 2. The Christ-figure. A film of transition : Jesus of Montreal -- The woman as Christ-figure : La strada, Nights of Cabiria, Babette's feast, Out of Rosenheim (Bagdad Cafe) and Dead man walking -- The hero of the western as Christ-figure : Shane -- A Christ-figure in two films of Kieślowski -- An exceptional Christ-figure : Au hasard Balthazar -- Essential dimensions and guises of the Christ figure -- Christ-figures in Bresson and Tarkovsky.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-330) and indexes.

Pt. 1. The Jesus-film.
The early years --
The gospel according to Hollywood : The King of Kings and The greatest story ever told --
The Jesus musicals : Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell --
The scandal films : The life of Brian and The last temptation of Christ --
Two recent classics : Jesus of Nazareth and The Messiah --
The masterpiece : The gospel according to Saint Matthew --

Pt. 2. The Christ-figure. A film of transition : Jesus of Montreal --
The woman as Christ-figure : La strada, Nights of Cabiria, Babette's feast, Out of Rosenheim (Bagdad Cafe) and Dead man walking --
The hero of the western as Christ-figure : Shane --
A Christ-figure in two films of Kieślowski --
An exceptional Christ-figure : Au hasard Balthazar --
Essential dimensions and guises of the Christ figure --
Christ-figures in Bresson and Tarkovsky.

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