{"product_id":"the-religious-film-isbn-9781405160254","title":"The Religious Film","description":"From \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel According to Matthew\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eJesus Christ Superstar,\u003c\/i\u003e from The \u003ci\u003ePassion of Joan of Arc\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Last Temptation of Christ\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJesus of Montreal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Religious Film\u003c\/i\u003e captures the glory, gore, and centrality of this important genre.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA short, accessible introduction to religious film, exploring the genre as spectacle, as musical, and as controversy\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the historical, cultural and critical background for religious films from the silent era through to the present day\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces 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\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  List of Figures.  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction: The Religious Film and the Hagiopic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Historical Overview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Critical Overview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. \u003ci\u003eKing of Kings\u003c\/i\u003e (1961): Spectacle and Anti-Spectacle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. \u003ci\u003eThe Song of Bernadette\u003c\/i\u003e (1943): The Religious Comfort Film.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. \u003ci\u003eJesus Christ Superstar\u003c\/i\u003e (1973) and \u003ci\u003eJesus Christ Superstar\u003c\/i\u003e (2000): The Religious Musical.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel According to Matthew\u003c\/i\u003e (1964) and \u003ci\u003eJesus of Montreal\u003c\/i\u003e (1989): The Alternative Hagiopic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. \u003ci\u003eThe Passion of Joan of Arc\u003c\/i\u003e (1928) and \u003ci\u003eThe Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc\u003c\/i\u003e (1999): Transcendence and Exploitation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. \u003ci\u003eThe Last Temptation of Christ\u003c\/i\u003e (1988) and \u003ci\u003eThe Passion of the Christ\u003c\/i\u003e (2004): The Sacrificial Hagiopic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"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.\" (\u003ci\u003eHistorical Journal of Film, Radio and Television\u003c\/i\u003e, June 2010)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePamela Grace\u003c\/b\u003e teaches at Brooklyn College, CUNY.  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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eConventional films about religious heroes are instantly recognizable, and average filmgoers can easily identify the most common sounds and images and, more significantly, the values that most traditional films of this kind uphold: unquestioning faith, chastity, virtuous suffering, and the superiority of one religion over all others.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Religious Film\u003c\/i\u003e is a welcome introduction to this complex and iconic genre of film. Pamela Grace provides historical, cultural and critical background for religious films from the silent era through today, and explores the genre in its many guises – as spectacle, as musical, and as controversy. From \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel According to Matthew\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eJesus Christ Superstar,\u003c\/i\u003e from The \u003ci\u003ePassion of Joan of Arc\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Last Temptation of Christ\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJesus of Montreal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Religious Film\u003c\/i\u003e captures the glory, gore, and centrality of this important genre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990328525029,"sku":"NP9781405160254","price":82.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405160254.jpg?v=1761787377","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-religious-film-isbn-9781405160254","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}