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Reading the Gospels in the Dark - Portrayals of Jesus in Film (Paperback)
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Reading the Gospels in the Dark - Portrayals of Jesus in Film (Paperback)
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From "The Greatest Story Ever Told" to "Jesus of Montreal" to
"Shane", the figure of Jesus has made repeated - and varied -
appearances in American cinema. In this book Richard Walsh brings
"Jesus-films", the canonical gospels, and American culture into
conversation. The discourse begins in the theatre with the lights
down low and the Jesus-films on the big screen. Walsh's commentary
starts with the films themselves and the American Jesus(es)
portrayed therein. Ironically, while we do not expect Jesus-films
to "get Jesus or the gospels right," they do cast light on
interesting literary and mythical features of the gospels - and on
American culture. For example, Arcand's "Jesus of Montreal" offers
fresh understanding of the apocalyptic discourse in Mark 13, and
"Shane" and "Pale Rider" demonstrate that Americans desperately
want a conquering hero who is not a capitalist or an imperialist to
deal with their frustrations.
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