{"product_id":"religious-film-1","title":"Religious Film","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Grace has theorized the religious film as elegantly as she has written it history. And what a history! From early, simple stories to Mel Gibson’s grily \u003ci\u003ePassion of the Crist.\u003c\/i\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eKRIN GABBARD,\u003c\/b\u003e AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003ePSYCHIATRY AND THE CINEMA\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLush, vaguely liturgical music floods the theater. A sonorous offscreen male voice slowly articulates the words, “And it was written...” or “In the year...”. On the screen, clouds mysteriously separate and a semi-transparent figure appears in the sky – this is the religious film.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConventional films about religious heroes are instantly recognizable, and average film-goers can easily identify the most common sounds and images and, more significantly, the values that most traditional films of this kind uphold: unquestioning faith, chastity, virtuous suffering, and the superiority of one religion over all others.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing on movies about Christianity, \u003ci\u003eThe Religious Film\u003c\/i\u003e is a welcome introduction to this complex and iconic genre of film. Pamela Grace provides historical, cultural and critical background for religious films from the silent era through today, and explores the genre in its many guisesc – as spectacle, as musical, and as controversy. From \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel According to Matthew\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eJesus Christ Superstar\u003c\/i\u003e, from \u003ci\u003eThe Passion of Joan of Arc\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Last Temptation of Christ\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJesus of Montreal, The Religious Film\u003c\/i\u003e captures the glory, gore, and centrality of this important genre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54257401266520,"sku":"9781405160261","price":42.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781405160261.jpg?v=1778575550","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/religious-film-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}