Reanimating Saint Paul: From the Literary to the Cinematographic Stage

In several of his writings on the relation between film and language, Pasolini discusses the possibility of a moment in which a screenplay can be considered an autonomous object, "a work complete and finished in itself." In the first part of this essay, I will reflect on the concept of the...

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Έκδοση: [2019]
Στο/Στη: Biblical interpretation
Έτος: 2019, Τόμος: 27, Τεύχος: 4/5, Σελίδες: 533-548
Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών:B Paulus, Apostel, Heiliger / Αποδοχή (μοτίβο) / Pasolini, Pier Paolo 1922-1975 / Φιλμ<μοτίβο> / Σημειωτική / Προσαρμογή
Σημειογραφίες IxTheo:CD Χριστιανισμός και Πολιτισμός
HC Καινή Διαθήκη
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά:B Pasolini
B Semiotics
B screenplay
B Φιλμ<μοτίβο>
B Adaptation
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Σύνοψη:In several of his writings on the relation between film and language, Pasolini discusses the possibility of a moment in which a screenplay can be considered an autonomous object, "a work complete and finished in itself." In the first part of this essay, I will reflect on the concept of the screenplay in a larger context and more specifically, Pasolini's writings on the ontological status of the screenplay as a "structure that wants to be another structure." The case of Saint Paul is thought-provoking, precisely because this original screenplay was never turned into an actual film. Despite this, Pasolini argues that the screenplay invites - or perhaps even forces - its reader to imagine, to visualize, the film it describes. Pasolini's ideas on the function of language as a means to conjure up images are central to this act of visualization. In the second part of this essay, I will attempt an act of visualization. This endeavor to visualize Saint Paul as a possible film is hinged upon a careful reading of the screenplay. I analyze the opening and closing sequences outlined in the screenplay to visualize the possible filmic expression of its protagonist Paul.
ISSN:1568-5152
Περιλαμβάνει:Enthalten in: Biblical interpretation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15685152-02745P05