{"title":"Film \u0026 Cinema History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBooks on world cinema, its history and its films\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kinnard-davis-divine-images-jesus-on-screen-1992","title":"Divine Images: A History of Jesus on the Screen","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e[New York], A Citadel Press Book, [1992].\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e4to. 222, [1] pp., ill. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eAn early and important comprehensive study of the representation of Jesus Christ in cinema. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe book traces how the image and perception of Jesus of Nazareth have changed throughout the history of film, reflecting wider social, political, and religious transformations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe authors examine how filmmakers have approached the Gospels as source material and, more broadly, “\u003cem\u003ehow the mainstream cinema has dealt with the subject of Jesus Christ within the restrictions of a commercial market\u003c\/em\u003e.” The book is not limited to films about the life of Jesus: it also explores films in which Christ appears only briefly, Christ-like figures, unconventional and satirical representations, and even projects that were never released.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003ePart film history, part filmography, the book provides credits, cast information, commentary, and reviews for films from America and Europe, beginning with the silent era and continuing through the late 1980s. Among the films discussed are \u003cem\u003eThe Passion Play of Oberammergau\u003c\/em\u003e (1898), one of the earliest surviving motion pictures depicting the final days of Jesus; \u003cem\u003eFrom the Manger to the Cross\u003c\/em\u003e (1912); Cecil B. DeMille’s \u003cem\u003eThe King of Kings \u003c\/em\u003e(1927); \u003cem\u003eBen-Hur\u003c\/em\u003e (1959); \u003cem\u003eKing of Kings\u003c\/em\u003e (1961); \u003cem\u003eThe Greatest Story Ever Told \u003c\/em\u003e(1965); \u003cem\u003eBlack Jesus\u003c\/em\u003e (1968), starring Woody Strode; \u003cem\u003eJesus Christ Superstar\u003c\/em\u003e (1973); Franco Zeffirelli’s \u003cem\u003eJesus of Nazareth\u003c\/em\u003e (1977); \u003cem\u003eMonty Python’s Life of Brian \u003c\/em\u003e(1979); and Martin Scorsese’s \u003cem\u003eThe Last Temptation of Christ\u003c\/em\u003e (1988).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eRichly illustrated with black-and-white film stills and screenshots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eBinding \u0026amp; condition\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eOriginal pictorial wrappers. Good: light rubbing to edges, minor soiling, with bookseller’s labels to rear cover.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Syrovatskaya Books \u0026 Curiosities","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58962635948380,"sku":"SYR-013","price":20.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/0654\/7804\/files\/DSC00348.jpg?v=1789477363"}],"url":"https:\/\/syrovatskaya.com\/collections\/film-cinema-history.oembed","provider":"Syrovatskaya Books \u0026 Curiosities","version":"1.0","type":"link"}