Climbing a ladder to heaven: Gnostic vision of the world in Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Contemporary film-makers quite willingly employ motifs typical of various gnostic trends. The author shows that ancient gnosticism is a treasury of motifs and a source of aesthetical and narrative strategies present in contemporary cinema. The article treats Jacob’s Ladder (1990, dir. Adrian Lyne) w...
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2015
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The journal of religion and film
Year: 2015, Volume: 19, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-30 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jacob's ladder (Film)
/ Gnosis
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RelBib Classification: | BF Gnosticism HA Bible ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
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Gnosis
gnosticism
spirituality
mind-game films
puzzle films
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