The celluloid Madonna: from scripture to screen

by O'Brien, Catherine

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Title Statements

Full title :The celluloid Madonna : from scripture to screen / Catherine O'Brien.

Summary

"The first book to analyze the life of the Virgin Mary on screen from the silent era through to the present. For decades, Mary has caught the imagination of filmmakers from a range of religious backgrounds, whether Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, Marxist, or atheist, and film's intersection of theology and secular culture has inspired some of the most singular and controversial visions of this icon in cinema history. Focusing on the challenge of adapting Scripture to the screen, this volume discusses a wide range of films including Cecil B. DeMille's The King of Kings (1927), Pier Paolo Pasolini's The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964), Franco Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth (1977), Jean-Luc Godard's Hail Mary (1984), Jean Delannoy's Mary of Nazareth (1994), Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ (2004), Catherine Hardwicke's The Nativity Story (2006), and Mark Dornford-May's Son of Man (2006)"--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2011

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Wallflower Press
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011

Notes

"Filmography": pages 171-173.

The Physical Object

Description:ix, 192 pages : : illustrations ; : 25 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781906660284, 190666028X, 9781906660277, 1906660271, 9780231501811, 0231501811
oclc:ocn765472014
LC Classification:PN1995.9.M334
Dewey Decimal:791.43682

Introduction -- Contexts -- Announcement and commission -- Mary and Joseph -- Virgin and mother -- Mother and disciple -- Conclusion.