Bible and cinema: fifty key films
Movies which have drawn inspiration from the Bible, either directly or indirectly, have been extremely popular since the earliest days of cinema. Bible and Cinema: Fifty Key Films introduces a wide range of those movies, which are among the most important, critically-acclaimed and highest-grossing f...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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London [u.a.]
Routledge
2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Series/Journal: | Routledge key guides
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible
/ Film
/ History 1909-2009
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Bible films History and criticism B Motion Pictures Religious aspects B Bible films History and criticism |
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| Summary: | Movies which have drawn inspiration from the Bible, either directly or indirectly, have been extremely popular since the earliest days of cinema. Bible and Cinema: Fifty Key Films introduces a wide range of those movies, which are among the most important, critically-acclaimed and highest-grossing films of all time, including: The King of Kings Ben-Hur The Passion of the Christ Frankenstein Close Encounters of the Third Kind 2001: A Space Odyssey Apocalypse Now Monty Python`s Life of Brian. Written by a team of international scholars, the fifty entries discuss the Biblical stories, characters or motifs depicted in each film making this book the ideal guide for anyone interested in the long-standing relationship between the Bible and film. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XX, 271 S., 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 0415677203 |