Bible and Cinema: Fifty Key Films

297 Pages·2012·2.67 MB·English

by  Adele Reinhartz

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BIBLE AND CINEMA: FIFTY
KEY FILMS
Movieswhichhavedrawninspiration from the Bible,eitherdirectly or
indirectly,havebeenextremelypopularsincetheearliestdaysofcinema.
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:
(cid:1) The King of Kings (cid:1) 2001: A Space Odyssey
(cid:1) Ben-Hur (cid:1) The Ten Commandments
(cid:1) The Passion of the Christ (cid:1) Apocalypse Now
(cid:1) Frankenstein (cid:1) Dogma
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.
Adele Reinhartz is Professor in the Department of Classics and
Religious Studies at the University of Ottawa, Canada. She is the
author of several books including Scripture on the Silver Screen and Jesus
of Hollywood.
ALSO AVAILABLE FROM ROUTLEDGE
The Bible: The Basics
John Barton
978-0-415-41136-3
Screening the Afterlife: Theology, Eschatology, and Film
Christopher Deacy
978-0-415-57259-0
Theology Goes to the Movies: An Introduction
to Critical Christian Thinking
Clive Marsh
978-0-415-38012-6
The Routledge Companion to Religion and Film
John Lyden
978-0-415-60187-0
The Religion and Film Reader
Jolyon Mitchell, S. Brent Plate
978-0-415-40495-2
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CONTENTS
Alphabetical list of entries vi
Chronological list of entries viii
Classified list of entries x
Contributors xii
Acknowledgements xv
Introduction xvi
BIBLE AND CINEMA: FIFTY KEY FILMS 1
Film and television index 259
Index to ancient sources 264
Subject index 269
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ALPHABETICAL LIST OF
ENTRIES
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 3
Aguirre: The Wrath of God (Aguirre: Der Zorn Gottes) (1972) 8
Apocalypse Now (1979) 13
Babette’s Feast (1987) 18
Bagdad Cafe (1987) 24
Being There (1979) 30
Ben-Hur (1959) 34
Blade Runner (1982) 39
Blue (1993) 45
Breaking the Waves (1996) 50
Cape Fear (1991) 55
Children of Men (2006) 60
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) 64
Cool Hand Luke (1967) 69
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) 74
David and Bathsheba (1951) 78
Dead Man Walking (1995) 84
Dogma (1999) 89
Frankenstein (1931) 94
From the Manger to the Cross (1912) 98
Godspell (1973) 103
The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964) 109
Gran Torino (2008) 114
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) 120
The Green Pastures (1936) 125
Independence Day (1996) 130
Intolerance: Love’s Struggle through the Ages (1916) 135
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) 140
Jesus of Montreal (1989) 145
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) 150
Alphabeticallistofentries vii
Joan the Maid: The Battles/The Prisons (1994) 155
Kagemusha (1980) 161
King of Kings (1961) 166
The King of Kings (1927) 172
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) 177
The Life of Moses (1909–1910) 182
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979) 187
The Night of the Hunter (1955) 192
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) 196
The Passion of the Christ (2004) 202
The Prince of Egypt (1998) 206
The Robe (1953) 212
Salome (1923, 1953) 217
Samson and Delilah (1949) 223
A Serious Man (2009) 228
Shane (1953) 232
Sling Blade (1996) 238
Son of Man (Jezile) (2006) 242
Superman (1978) 248
The Ten Commandments (1956) 252
CHRONOLOGICAL LIST
OF ENTRIES
Life of Moses (1909–1910)
From the Manger to the Cross (1912)
Intolerance: Love’s Struggle through the Ages (1916)
Salome (1923, 1953)
King of Kings, The (1927)
Frankenstein (1931)
Green Pastures, The (1936)
Samson and Delilah (1949)
David and Bathsheba (1951)
Robe, The (1953)
Shane (1953)
Night of the Hunter, The (1955)
Ten Commandments, The (1956)
Ben-Hur (1959)
King of Kings (1961)
Gospel According to St. Matthew, The (1964)
Greatest Story Ever Told, The (1965)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)
Godspell (1973)
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
Superman (1978)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Being There (1979)
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
Kagemusha (1980)
viii
Chronologicallistofentries ix
Blade Runner (1982)
Babette’s Feast (1987)
Bagdad Cafe (1987)
Last Temptation of Christ, The (1988)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Jesus of Montreal (1989)
Cape Fear (1991)
Blue (1993)
Joan the Maid: The Battles/The Prisons (1994)
Dead Man Walking (1995)
Breaking the Waves (1996)
Independence Day (1996)
Sling Blade (1996)
Prince of Egypt, The (1998)
Dogma (1999)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004)
Children of Men (2006)
Son of Man (2006)
Gran Torino (2008)
Serious Man, A (2009)