Jesus and Christ-figures in film Baugh, Lloyd 1946- creator text bibliography mou Kansas City, MO Sheed and Ward c1997 1997 monographic eng

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x, 337 p., [16] p. of plates : illus. ; pbk ; 23 cm. 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. Lloyd Baugh. Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-330) and indexes. Jesus Christ In motion pictures 791.43632/BAU 1556128630 (alk. paper) 97002903 DLC 970213 20130606095724.0 4487538