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Sacred profanity : spirituality at the movies /
"In the beginning, Hollywood turned to the Bible for inspiration, with Cecil B. DeMille's silent blockbusters enthralling audiences in the 1920s. Each era since has seen its signature spiritual-themed films - the reassuring Going My Way, the widescreen Ten Commandments and Ben Hur, the dia...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Barbara, Calif. :
ABC-CLIO, LLC,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "In the beginning, Hollywood turned to the Bible for inspiration, with Cecil B. DeMille's silent blockbusters enthralling audiences in the 1920s. Each era since has seen its signature spiritual-themed films - the reassuring Going My Way, the widescreen Ten Commandments and Ben Hur, the diabolical Rosemary's Baby, the satiric Life of Brian, the romantic Ghost, and the intense Passion of the Christ." "This volume follows the evolution of one of Hollywood's longest running thematic concerns. From the silent era to the present, Sacred Profanity: Spirituality at the Movies examines the rich diversity of films with spiritual themes - films that reflect our own fascination with the divine and supernatural, while evoking the specific times in which they were created." "From Birth of a Nation to Angels and Demons, Sacred Profanity discusses over 180 films. Coverage encompasses Biblical stories like King of Kings; films about spiritual characters, such as The Nun's Story; foreign masterpieces like The Seventh Seal; movies that incorporate spiritual symbolism, such as Taxi Driver and Cool Hand Luke; horrifying visions of the Satanic like The Exorcist; and controversial works like The Last Temptation of Christ. The book also looks at the history of Hollywood's attempt to maintain moral order through censorship, as well as the growing influence of filmmaker's own spiritual beliefs on the movies we see."--Jacket. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (342 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780313379239 0313379238 |