Bible and Cinema: Fifty Key Films
Author(s): Adele Reinhartz
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.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Taylor & Francis Ltd
- : Routledge
- : 01 September 2012
- : 216mm X 138mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 November 2012
- : books
Special Fields
- : 320
- : Paperback
- : Adele Reinhartz