Midrash and movies : popular film and Jewish religious conversation - Zierler, Wendy (Albany : State University of New York Press, 2017)
Chapter 1. The Truman show: truth -- Chapter 2. Magnolia: confession and redemption -- Chapter 3. The descendants: birthright -- Chapter 4. Memento: memory -- Chapter 5. Crimes and misdemeanors: sin -- Chapter 6. Forrest gump: cleverness and simplicity -- Chapter 7. The King's speech: speaking God's word -- Chapter 8. Stranger than fiction: God as author -- Chapter 9. A serious man: parables of Jewishness -- Chapter 10. Exam: tests, trials, and attachments -- Chapter 11. The hunger games: in God's image -- Conclusion: Moonrise Kingdom: and the youth shall see visions.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Motion pictures -- Religious aspects -- Judaism; Motion pictures -- Moral and ethical aspects; PERFORMING ARTS / Reference; Electronic books