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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Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
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Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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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
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Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | CD Χριστιανισμός και Πολιτισμός HC Καινή Διαθήκη |
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Pasolini
B Semiotics B screenplay B Φιλμ<μοτίβο> B Adaptation |
Διαθέσιμο Online: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
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. |
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ISSN: | 1568-5152 |
Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Biblical interpretation
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685152-02745P05 |