Richard Walsh, Jeffrey L. Staley

Jesus, the Gospels, and Cinematic Imagination (eBook, PDF)

Introducing Jesus Movies, Christ Films, and the Messiah in Motion

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Jesus films arose with cinema itself. Richard Walsh and Jeffrey L. Staley introduce students to these films with a general overview of the Jesus film tradition and with specific analyses of 22 of its most influential exemplars, stretching from La vie du Christ (1906) to Mary Magdalene (2018). The introduction to each film includes discussion of plot, characters, visuals, appeal to authority, and cultural location as well as consideration of the director's (and/or other filmmakers') achievements and style. Several film chapters end with reflections on problematic issues bedeviling the tradition, such as cultural imperialism and patriarchy.

To assist teachers and researchers, each chapter includes a listing of DVD chapters and the approximate "time" (for both DVDs and streaming platforms) at which key film moments occur. The book also includes a Gospels Harmony cataloging the time at which key gospel incidents appear in these films. Extensive endnotes point readers to other important work on the tradition and specific films. While the authors strive to set the Jesus film tradition within cinema and its interpretation, the DVD/streaming listing and the Gospels Harmony facilitate the comparison of these films to gospel interpretation and the Jesus tradition.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. August 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780567693853
• Artikelnr.: 62196417

Autorenporträt

Richard Walsh is Womack Professor of Philosophy and Religion and Co-Director of the Honors Program at Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA, and is the author of Reading the Gospels in the Dark and editor of the T&T Clark Handbook of Jesus and Film.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures Introduction: Digitalizing Jesus 1. La vie du Christ
Alice Guy
1906 2. La vie et passion de notre seigneur Jésus Christ
Ferdinand Zecca
1907 3. From the Manger to the Cross
Sidney Olcott
1912 4. Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through The Ages
D.W. Griffith
1916 5. The King of Kings
Cecil B. DeMille
1927 6. King of Kings
Nicholas Ray
1961 7. Il vangelo secondo Matteo
Pier Paolo Pasolini
1964 8. The Greatest Story Ever Told
George Stevens
1965 9. Godspell
David Greene
1973 10. Jesus Christ Superstar
Norman Jewison
1973 11. Il messia
Roberto Rossellini
1975 12. Jesus of Nazareth
Franco Zeffirelli
1977 13. Monty Python's Life of Brian
Terry Jones
1979 14. The Jesus Film
John Krish and Peter Sykes
1979 15. The Last Temptation of Christ
Martin Scorsese
1988 16. Jésus de Montréal
Denys Arcand
1989 17. Jesus
Roger Young
1999 18. The Miracle Maker
Derek W. Hayes and Stanislav Sokolov
2000 19. The Gospel of John
Philip Saville
2003 20. The Passion of the Christ
Mel Gibson
2004 21. Son of Man
Mark Dornford-May
2006 22. Mary Magdalene
Garth Davis
2018 A Gospels Harmony of Select Jesus Films Works Cited Film Index Modern Author Index Scripture Index