UID:
almafu_9959234404002883
Umfang:
1 online resource (280 p.)
ISBN:
1-299-38638-5
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1-4617-1878-3
Serie:
The communication, culture, and religion series
Inhalt:
Movie texts are often examined for subtexts and for the way that they dramatize social and psychological issues as well as current movements. Through a Catholic Lens looks at the Catholic subtext through a collection of studies of 19 film directors from around the world whose Catholic backgrounds can be found in their writing and directing.
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Part 1: Anglo-Celtic Catholicism; 1. A Song that will Not Die: The Films of Terence Davies; 2. Two Films of Neil Jordan: In an Irish Context; 3. Revisiting the Devil's Playground: The Films of Fred Schepisi; Part 2: Catholicism, Mainstream American; 4. Her Household Saints: Nancy Savoca's Saints; 5. Parables on Screen: John Sayles and Men with Guns; Part 3: Catholicism and the Iberian Peninsula; 6. The Mother of All Redemptions: Almod6var's All about My Mother
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7. Solidarity, Sharing, and Compassion: Walter Salles's Central do Brasil (Central Station)8. Observer of Everyday Life: Carlos Carrera and El Crim en de! Padre Amaro (The Crime of Father Amaro); 9. The Son of Man (Facing Southeast): Jesus Christ in Eliseo Subiela 's Films; Part 4: Catholicism beyond Europe: Africa and Asia; 10. Finding his Place in Society, Local Stories with a Universal and Spiritual Dimension: Filmmaking by Gaston Kaboré; 11. The Legacy of Lino Brocka; Part 5: Catholic, Agnostic, Atheist
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12. Sacrilege, Satire, or Statement of Faith? Ways of Reading Luis Butiuel's Viridiana13. The Christian Moral Vision of a Believing A theist: Krzysztof Kieslowski 's Decalogue Films; 14. Jésus de Montreal: The Vision of Denys Arcand; Part 6: Catholic-Jewish Relationships; 15. Memory's Progress: Ambiguity in Louis Malle's Au Revoir les Enfants; 16. Roberto Benigni as Director: Toward an Analysis of Values; 17. Land of Promise: Reflections on Andrzej Wajda's Merchants of Lodz; Part 7: Catholicism: Past and Future; 18. Following His True Passion: Mel Gibson and the Passion of the Christ
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19. View Askewed in Dogma: Kevin Smith-A Funny Guy?Index; About the Contributors
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-7425-5231-4
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-7425-5230-6
Sprache:
Englisch
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