{"product_id":"the-religious-film-christianity-and-the-hagiopic-hardback-9781405160254","title":"The Religious Film; Christianity and the Hagiopic (Hardback) 9781405160254","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Religious Film\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eChristianity and the Hagiopic\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePamela Grace (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405160254, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 April 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 2.1 cm, 0.435 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Grace has theorized the religious film as elegantly as she has written it history. And what a history! From early, simple stories to Mel Gibson’s grily \u003ci\u003ePassion of the Crist.\u003c\/i\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eKRIN GABBARD,\u003c\/b\u003e AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003ePSYCHIATRY AND THE CINEMA\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLush, 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.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConventional films about religious heroes are instantly recognizable, and average film-goers 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.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFocusing on movies about Christianity, \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 guisesc – 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Passion of Joan of Arc\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Last Temptation of Christ\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJesus of Montreal, The Religious Film\u003c\/i\u003e captures the glory, gore, and centrality of this important genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction: The Religious Film and the Hagiopic 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Historical Overview 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Critical Overview 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 King of Kings (1961): Spectacle and Anti-Spectacle 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Song of Bernadette (1943): The Religious Comfort Film 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) and Jesus Christ Superstar (2000): The Religious Musical 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Gospel According to Matthew (1964) and Jesus of Montreal (1989): The Alternative Hagiopic 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) and The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999): Transcendence and Exploitation 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and The Passion of the Christ (2004): The Sacrificial Hagiopic 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 170\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437780496664,"sku":"9781405160254","price":68.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405160254.jpg?v=1784939760","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-religious-film-christianity-and-the-hagiopic-hardback-9781405160254","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}