From The Passion of the Christ to Life of Brian, and from The Ten
Commandments to Last Temptation of Christ, filmmakers have been
adapting the stories of the Bible for over 120 years, from the
first time the Hoeritz Passion Play was filmed in the Czech
Republic back in 1897. Ever since, these stories have inspired
musicals, comedies, sci-fi, surrealist visions and the avant-garde
not to mention spawning their own genre, the biblical epic.
Filmmakers across six continents and from all kinds of religious
perspectives (or none at all), have adapted the greatest stories
ever told, delighting some and infuriating others. 100 Bible Films
is the indispensable guide to this wide and varied output,
providing an authoritative but accessible history of biblical
adaptations through one hundred of the most interesting and
significant biblical films. Richly illustrated with film stills,
this book depicts how such films have undertaken a complex
negotiation between art, commerce, entertainment and religion.
Matthew Page traces the screen history of the biblical stories from
the very earliest silent passion plays, via the golden ages of the
biblical epic, through to more innovative and controversial later
films as well as covering significant TV adaptations. He discusses
films made not only by some of our greatest filmmakers, artists
such as Martin Scorsese, Jean Luc Godard, Alice Guy, Roberto
Rossellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Lotte Reiniger, Carl Dreyer and
Luis Bunuel, but also those looking to explore their faith or share
it with lovers of cinema the world over.
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