| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 409 pages) |
| Contents |
Portraying Christians in film -- Piety and passion : the silent era -- He ain't heavy, he's my brother : the 1930s -- "There are no atheists in foxholes" : the 1940s -- The age of the epic : the 1950s -- The times, they are a'changin' : the 1960s -- The flower children's hour : the 1970s -- Heaven help us : the 1980s -- Dogma : the 1990s -- Amazing grace : 2000 to the present |
| Summary |
Christians in the Movies traces the arc of the portrayal in film of Christians from 1905 to the present. For most of the first six decades, the portrayals were favorable and even reverential. By contrast, from 1970 on, Christians have often been treated with hostility and often outright ridicule. This book explores this shift through in-depth reviews and commentaries on 100 important films, as well as briefer discussions of about 75 additional Christian-themed films. Peter E. Dans examines variouscausative factors for this change such as the abolition of the Hays Motion Picture Production Co |
| Notes |
"A Sheed & Ward book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-389) and index |
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Filmography: pages 349-379 |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Christians in motion pictures.
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Christianity in motion pictures.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Reference.
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Christianity in motion pictures
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Christians in motion pictures
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Christ Motiv
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Christentum Motiv
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Film.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020740073 |
| ISBN |
9780742570320 |
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0742570320 |
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