The silents of Jesus in the cinema (1897-1927)

Introduction: the silence/silents of Jesus / David J. Shepard -- The passion of Christ: a form, a genre, a discourse / Andre Gaudreault -- La vie et passion de notre seigneur Jesus-Christ (Pathe-Freres, 1902-1905): tableau variation in the early cinema / Alain Boillat and Valentine Robert -- La nais...

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Published in:Routledge studies in religion and film
Contributors: Shepherd, David 1972- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York London Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2016
In: Routledge studies in religion and film (5)
Series/Journal:Routledge studies in religion and film 5
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jesus Christus / Film
B Silent film / Jesus Christus / History 1897-1927
Further subjects:B Jesus Christ In motion pictures
B Collection of essays
B Silent films History and criticism
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Summary:Introduction: the silence/silents of Jesus / David J. Shepard -- The passion of Christ: a form, a genre, a discourse / Andre Gaudreault -- La vie et passion de notre seigneur Jesus-Christ (Pathe-Freres, 1902-1905): tableau variation in the early cinema / Alain Boillat and Valentine Robert -- La naissance, la vie et passion du Christ (Gaumont, 1906): the Gospel according to Alice Guy / David J. Shepherd -- La vie et passion de notre seigneur Jesus-Christ (Pathe-Freres, 1907): the preservation and transformation of Zecca's passion / Dwight H. Friesen -- Sidney Olcott's From the manger to the cross (Kalem, 1912): out of Egypt and Palestine / W. Barnes Tatum -- The star of Bethlehem (Thanhouser, 1912): the sacred story from King Herod to the crib / Terry Lindvall -- The shadow of Nazareth (Venus Features/Warner Features, 1913): the hermeneutics of an unauthorized adaptation / Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch -- La vie et passion de notre seigneur Jesus-Christ (Pathe-Freres, 1913/14): Pathe's inclination to tell and maitre's instinct to show / Jo-Ann Brant -- The birth of a nation (D.W. Griffith, 1915) and, Intolerance (Triangle/Wark, 1916): Griffith's talismanic Jesus / Richard Walsh -- Christus (Cines, 1916): Italy's first religious "kolossal" by Antamoro and Salvatori / Giuseppe Pucci -- Der Galiläer (Express-film, 1921) and I.N.R.I (Neumann-film, 1923): the silence of Jesus in the early German cinema / Reinhold Zwick -- Leaves from satan's book (Nordisk, 1921) and Dreyer's script Jesus of Nazareth (1950): the Jewishness of Jesus / Caroline Vander Stichele -- The king of kings (DeMille Pictures, 1927): the body and the word on film / Vivienne Westbrook -- Final reflections: silence and spectacle: the cinematic Jesus from Kirchner to Duvivier / David J. Shepherd
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0415741696