Descripciones mejoradas de Syndetics:

Since the dawn of film in the 1890s, religious themes and biblical subjects have been a staple of cinema. One of the earliest focuses of screen presentations was the Bible, especially the New Testament and the Gospels. In Screen Jesus: Portrayals of Christ in Television and Film, Peter Malone takes a close look at films in which Jesus is depicted. From silent renditions of The Passion Play to 21st-century blockbusters like The Passion of the Christ, Malone examines how the history of Jesus films reflects the changes in artistic styles and experiments in cinematic forms for more than a century. In addition to providing a historical overview of the Jesus films, this book also reveals the changes in piety and in theological understandings of the humanity and divinity of Jesus over the decades.

While most of the Jesus films come from the United States and the west, an increasing number of Jesus films come from other cultures, which are also included in this study. Fans and scholars interested in the history of religious cinema will find this an interesting read, as will students and teachers in cinema and religious studies, church pastors, parish groups, and youth ministry.

Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics

• Foreword(p. xi)
• Introducing the Theme(p. xv)
• 1 The Jesus-Figure(p. 1)
• The Face: Jesus in Art(p. 3)
• 2 Biblical Portraits of Jesus(p. 6)
• Jesus Redeemer(p. 6)
• Jesus Savior(p. 8)
• Jesus Liberator(p. 11)
• Jesus Priest, Prophet, and King(p. 11)
• Jesus "Holy Fool"(p. 12)
• 3 The Jesus Films: The Early Twentieth Century(p. 14)
• Civilization(p. 17)
• Intolerance(p. 18)
• I.N.R.I. (Crown of Thorns)(p. 20)
• Leaves from Satan's Book(p. 20)
• 4 The Jesus Films: The 1920s and Cecil B. DeMille(p. 22)
• Ben-Hur(p. 22)
• The King of Kings(p. 23)
• Le berceau de Dieu(p. 26)
• Chizome no jujika(p. 26)
• Jesus of Nazareth(p. 26)
• 5 The Jesus Films: The 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s-Jesus' Absence from the Mainstream and Evangelical Jesus-Figures(p. 27)
• The Wandering Jew(p. 27)
• Golgotha(p. 29)
• The End of the World, La vie miraculeuse de Therese Martin, The Last Days of Pompeii, and Barabbas(p. 33)
• The Great Commandment(p. 33)
• The Lawton Story, The Prince of Peace, and The Pilgrimage Play(p. 34)
• I Beheld His Glory(p. 36)
• The Living Christ Series and The Living Bible Series(p. 36)
• Day of Triumph(p. 38)
• Himlaspelet(p. 38)
• The Power of The Resurrection(p. 38)
• The Blood of Jesus and Go Down, Death(p. 39)
• Notes on Other Tides(p. 41)
• 6 The Jesus Films: The 1950s and 1960s-Mainstream Images(p. 43)
• Maria Magdalena, pecadora de Magdala(p. 44)
• El martir del Calvario(p. 46)
• Ben-Hur and Jesus' Reappearance(p. 49)
• Ponzio Pilato and Barabbas(p. 50)
• The Sin of Jesus(p. 54)
• 7 The Jesus Films: The 1960s(p. 55)
• King of Kings(p. 55)
• The Greatest Story Ever Told(p. 57)
• Ado de primavera(p. 61)
• Il Vangelo secondo Matteo(p. 62)
• El proceso de Jesus(p. 66)
• La lit de la vierge(p. 67)
• Son of Man(p. 67)
• 8 The Jesus Films: The 1970s(p. 69)
• Jesus Christ Superstar(p. 69)
• Jesus Christ Superstar (2000)(p. 74)
• Godspell(p. 76)
• Jesus Christus Erloser(p. 79)
• Processo a Gesu/The Trial of Jesus(p. 82)
• The Messiah(p. 82)
• A vida de Jesus Cristo(p. 85)
• The Gospel Road(p. 85)
• The Passover Plot(p. 86)
• Jesus of Nazareth(p. 86)
• Jesus/The Jesus Project(p. 91)
• Jesus, el niño Dios; Jesus, Maria y José; Jesus, nuestro señor(p. 93)
• Proceso a Jesus(p. 99)
• Telemovies(p. 99)
• Life of Brian(p. 100)
• Other Tides(p. 102)
• 9 The Jesus Films: The 1980s(p. 104)
• The Fourth Wise Man(p. 104)
• L'inchiesta(p. 106)
• The Cotton Patch Gospel(p. 108)
• AD(p. 108)
• Jesus-Der Film(p. 108)
• St. John in Exile(p. 109)
• Un bambino di nome Gesu(p. 109)
• The Master and Margarita and Incident in Judaea(p. 109)
• The Seventh Sign(p. 112)
• The Last Temptation of Christ(p. 113)
• Jesus of Montreal(p. 119)
• Jezus Krisztus Horoszkopja(p. 123)
• 10 The Jesus Films: Cinema Freedom and Images of Jesus(p. 125)
• Jesus-Figures Inserted into Commercial Films(p. 125)
• Johnny Got His Gun(p. 125)
• A Clockwork Orange(p. 126)
• The Ruling Class(p. 126)
• The Devils(p. 126)
• The Milky Way(p. 127)
• Cammina, cammina(p. 127)
• From a Far Country(p. 127)
• History of the World: Part I(p. 128)
• Bad Lieutenant(p. 128)
• Cercasi Gesu(p. 129)
• The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish(p. 130)
• Leon the Pig Farmer(p. 131)
• 11 The Jesus Films: The 1990s(p. 132)
• La belle histoire(p. 132)
• The Visual Bible: Matthew, Acts(p. 132)
• The Gospel according to Jesus(p. 136)
• The Revolutionary: Parts I and II(p. 136)
• Mary, Mother of Jesus(p. 136)
• Other Mary Films(p. 138)
• Jesus (United States, 1999)(p. 139)
• Jesus (France, 1999)(p. 143)
• I giardini dell' Eden(p. 143)
• The Miracle Maker(p. 144)
• Gli amici di Gesu(p. 147)
• Kristo(p. 148)
• 12 The Jesus Films: The Twenty-First Century(p. 151)
• The Body(p. 151)
• Judas(p. 152)
• Saint Mary(p. 154)
• Maria, Mae do filho de Deus(p. 155)
• The Apocalypse(p. 155)
• The Gospel of John(p. 156)
• The Passion of the Christ(p. 160)
• San Pietro(p. 170)
• Color of the Cross and Color of the Cross 2: The Resurrection(p. 171)
• The Cross: The Last Hour of Jesus(p. 173)
• La sacra famiglia(p. 174)
• The Passion(p. 174)
• Mormon Jesus Films(p. 180)
• 13 The Jesus Films: Jesus in Our World Today(p. 182)
• The Book of Life(p. 182)
• Las aventuras di Dios(p. 185)
• Joshua(p. 185)
• Soupernatural(p. 187)
• Man Dancin'(p. 187)
• Son of Man(p. 189)
• Mary(p. 196)
• We Are All Christs(p. 197)
• Tutta colpa di Giuda(p. 198)
• Almanya: Willkommen in Deutschland(p. 199)
• NEDS(p. 200)
• 14 The Jesus Films: Verbal Jesus-Figures(p. 201)
• Lilies of the Field(p. 202)
• Wise Blood(p. 202)
• At Close Range(p. 203)
• The Name of the Rose(p. 203)
• Matewan(p. 204)
• The Dark Side of the Heart(p. 204)
• Alive(p. 204)
• The Big Kahuna(p. 205)
• Dogma and Red Store(p. 205)
• Deliver Us from Eva(p. 206)
• Saved!(p. 206)
• The Da Vinci Code(p. 207)
• The Oxford Murders(p. 208)
• Choke(p. 209)
• The Wrestler(p. 209)
• Tales from the Madhouse(p. 209)
• 15 Interest in Jesus and Film beyond Christianity(p. 213)
• Au nom du Christ-Cote dÆIvoire(p. 213)
• Jesus, the Spirit of God/The Messiah-Iran(p. 214)
• Robin-Iran(p. 219)
• Karunamayudu-India(p. 221)
• Jesus Comes to India-India(p. 222)
• The Untold Stories of Jesus-India(p. 229)
• The Aquarian Gospel-India(p. 230)
• Ekattorer Jishu-Bangladesh(p. 232)
• 16 The Reverent/Serious(p. 236)
• Going to Glory ... Come to Jesus(p. 236)
• Whistle Down the Wind(p. 236)
• Seduto alla sua destra(p. 236)
• Le martyre de Saint Sebastien(p. 237)
• Seoul Jesus(p. 237)
• The Magic Boy's Easter(p. 238)
• The Garden(p. 238)
• La vie de Jesus(p. 238)
• Les demons de Jesus(p. 239)
• Stephen's Test of Faith and Resurrection(p. 239)
• Jesus 2000(p. 239)
• Jesus' Son(p. 239)
• Da jeg traff Jesus ... med sprettert(p. 240)
• In Jesus' Name, Jesus Wept, and Baby Jesus(p. 240)
• Das Jesus video(p. 240)
• Superstar(p. 240)
• Dracula 2000(p. 240)
• Secondo Giovanni(p. 241)
• The Cross(p. 241)
• What Wouldn't Jesus Do?(p. 242)
• The Boy Who Saw Christ(p. 242)
• Jesus, du Weisst(p. 242)
• Screen Door Jesus(p. 242)
• De arm van Jezus(p. 242)
• Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus(p. 243)
• Jesus Camp(p. 243)
• Gas Station Jesus(p. 243)
• World Trade Center(p. 243)
• What Would Jesus Buy?(p. 244)
• The Priestess(p. 244)
• The Perfect Stranger and Another Perfect Stranger(p. 244)
• Teresa, el cuerpo de Cristo(p. 245)
• 17 The Bizarre(p. 246)
• Plastic Jesus(p. 246)
• The Jesus Trip(p. 246)
• Sweet Jesus, Preacher Man(p. 246)
• The Thorn(p. 246)
• Jeg sa Jesus do(p. 247)
• El eligido(p. 247)
• Stridulum(p. 247)
• Deux heures moins un quart avant Jesus-Christ(p. 247)
• Das gespenst(p. 247)
• Ail en cielo como en la tierra(p. 248)
• South Park(p. 248)
• Who Killed Baby Jesus?(p. 249)
• Jesus Vender Tilbage(p. 249)
• Jesus of Judson(p. 250)
• Stripping for Jesus(p. 250)
• Hyakunen no Zessho(p. 250)
• Mensch Jesus(p. 251)
• Super Jesus(p. 251)
• Jesus Is a Palestinian(p. 251)
• Jesus and Hutch(p. 251)
• CanÆt Drag Race with Jesus(p. 251)
• Terrorama(p. 251)
• This Filthy Earth(p. 252)
• The Terminator (Jesus Parody)(p. 252)
• Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter(p. 252)
• Ultrachrist(p. 253)
• Jesus Henry Christ(p. 253)
• Jesus Christ Supercop(p. 253)
• Jesus Christ Serial Rapist(p. 254)
• Jesus Christ the Musical(p. 254)
• Jerry Springer: The Opera(p. 254)
• The Ten(p. 255)
• Jesus on YouTube(p. 255)
• 18 After The Passion of the Christ(p. 259)
• Documentaries(p. 260)
• Television Series(p. 261)
• Horror(p. 261)
• Satire and Spoof(p. 262)
• Serious Films(p. 263)
• Afterword: More Than a Hundred Years of Jesus Films(p. 267)
• Appendix 1 The Major Jesus Films(p. 271)
• Appendix 2 Jesus and the Crucifix(p. 275)
• Appendix 3 The Issue of Films on Jesus and Sexuality(p. 281)
• Appendix 4 Interview with the Director of Jesus, the Spirit of God(p. 293)
• Selected Background Reading(p. 297)
• Index(p. 299)
• About the Author(p. 317)

Reseñas proporcionadas por Syndetics

CHOICE Review

Malone (a member of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart Order, Australia) updates and expands material from his Movie Christs and Antichrists (1990) into an impressive encyclopedia of the screen versions of Jesus of Nazareth. As the apostle to the cinematic Savior, Malone covers the films chronologically. Beginning with the silent Passion Play films and Cecil B. DeMille's spectaculars (e.g., King of Kings), the book covers the usual suspects of mainstream films and international productions, and culminates in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ and other 21st-century films. Rather than focusing on the symbolic "Christ figure" who resembles some aspect of the Messiah in suffering or redemption, Malone focuses on depictions (both realistic and stylized) of the historical figure of Jesus. Malone also ventures into looking at the verbal presence of Jesus in films (i.e., films in which characters talk about Jesus). Though treatments of many films are sketchy and undeveloped, the author catalogs a host of curious and bizarre media oddities, and includes an interview with a Muslim director. This is not a scholarly treatment but rather a diverse smorgasbord of informative and helpful entries on the portrayal of the historical Christ in film and television. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; general readers. T. Lindvall Virginia Wesleyan College

Booklist Review

This book covers the spectrum of the Jesus figure in television and film, including early works, documentations, reverent treatments, and bizarre interpretations. The author also brings his perspective as a Catholic missionary to the work. Eighteen chapters cover the Jesus figure, biblical portraits, and films, from the earliest cinema to the present. Four appendixes, selected background reading, and an index complete the volume. More than just a film text, this book would do well in either a reference or circulating collection. Recommended for academic libraries supporting a religious-studies or film-studies program.--Hogan, Patricia Copyright 2010 Booklist

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Peter Malone, of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart order in Australia, has served as president of SIGNIS, the World Catholic Association for Communication. He is the author or editor of more than twenty-five books on film studies, including the Lights, Camera, Faith: A Movie Lover's Guide to Scripture series (2001-2006) and Through a Catholic Lens: Religious Perspectives of Nineteen Film Directors from Around the World (Rowman Littlefield, 2007).