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Lush, vaguely liturgical music floods the theater. A sonorous offscreen male voice slowly articulates the words, And it was written... or In the year... On the screen, clouds mysteriously separate, and a semi-transparent figure appears in the sky... This is the religious film.

Trade Review
"The book is well referenced and illustrated...the bibliography and overviews would be useful to anyone interested in this field of study. Pamela Grace is to be congratulated on this useful addition." (Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, June 2010)



Table of Contents
List of Figures.

Acknowledgments.

1. Introduction: The Religious Film and the Hagiopic.

2. Historical Overview.

3. Critical Overview.

4. King of Kings (1961): Spectacle and Anti-Spectacle.

5. The Song of Bernadette (1943): The Religious Comfort Film.

6. Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) and Jesus Christ Superstar (2000): The Religious Musical.

7. The Gospel According to Matthew (1964) and Jesus of Montreal (1989): The Alternative Hagiopic.

8. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) and The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999): Transcendence and Exploitation.

9. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and The Passion of the Christ (2004): The Sacrificial Hagiopic.

Notes.

Bibliography.

Index.

The Religious Film

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      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 31 March 2009
      ISBN-13 9781405160261
      978-1405160261
      ISBN-10 1405160268
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Lush, vaguely liturgical music floods the theater. A sonorous offscreen male voice slowly articulates the words, And it was written... or In the year... On the screen, clouds mysteriously separate, and a semi-transparent figure appears in the sky... This is the religious film.

      Trade Review
      "The book is well referenced and illustrated...the bibliography and overviews would be useful to anyone interested in this field of study. Pamela Grace is to be congratulated on this useful addition." (Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, June 2010)



      Table of Contents
      List of Figures.

      Acknowledgments.

      1. Introduction: The Religious Film and the Hagiopic.

      2. Historical Overview.

      3. Critical Overview.

      4. King of Kings (1961): Spectacle and Anti-Spectacle.

      5. The Song of Bernadette (1943): The Religious Comfort Film.

      6. Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) and Jesus Christ Superstar (2000): The Religious Musical.

      7. The Gospel According to Matthew (1964) and Jesus of Montreal (1989): The Alternative Hagiopic.

      8. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) and The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999): Transcendence and Exploitation.

      9. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and The Passion of the Christ (2004): The Sacrificial Hagiopic.

      Notes.

      Bibliography.

      Index.

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