Divine Images: A History of Jesus on the Screen
Language: English
Published by Citadel Press, New York, 1992
- Softcover
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Seller: Syrovatskaya Books & Curiosities, Barcelona, B, SpainSyrovatskaya Books & Curiosities
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[New York], A Citadel Press Book, [1992]. 4to. 222, [1] pp., ill. An early and important comprehensive study of the representation of Jesus Christ in cinema. The book traces how the image and perception of Jesus of Nazareth have changed throughout the history of film, reflecting wider social, political, and religious transformations. The authors examine how filmmakers have approached the Gospels as source material and, more broadly, "how the mainstream cinema has dealt with the subject of Jesus Christ within the restrictions of a commercial market." The book is not limited to films about the life of Jesus: it also explores films in which Christ appears only briefly, Christ-like figures, unconventional and satirical representations, and even projects that were never released. Part film history, part filmography, the book provides credits, cast information, commentary, and reviews for films from America and Europe, beginning with the silent era and continuing through the late 1980s. Among the films discussed are The Passion Play of Oberammergau (1898), one of the earliest surviving motion pictures depicting the final days of Jesus; From the Manger to the Cross (1912); Cecil B. DeMille's The King of Kings (1927); Ben-Hur (1959); King of Kings (1961); The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965); Black Jesus (1968), starring Woody Strode; Jesus Christ Superstar (1973); Franco Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth (1977); Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979); and Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ (1988). Richly illustrated with black-and-white film stills and screenshots. Binding & condition: Original pictorial wrappers. Good: light rubbing to edges, minor soiling, with bookseller's labels to rear cover. …
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Divine Images: A History of Jesus on the Screen
- Author
- Kinnard, Roy; Davis, Tim
- Publisher
- Citadel Press, New York
- Publication year
- 1992
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Softcover
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 4to
- Seller catalogs
- Film & Cinema History
Syrovatskaya Books & Curiosities
Barcelona, B, Spain
AbeBooks seller since September 14, 2026
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Syrovatskaya Books & Curiosities is an antiquarian bookshop based in Barcelona, specialising in visual books: photobooks, art books, exhibition catalogues, illustrated magazines, prints and ephemera. The shop is run by Anna Syrovatskaya, who has been in the rare book trade since 2010. She trained at the Moscow State University of Printing in the department of book history and the antiquarian trade, and has worked with TDK Moskva, the Biblionne online store, and the Twelfth Chair auction house in Moscow, where she served as auctioneer. She most recently managed Biblionne Rare Books in Serbia. She first exhibited at the London International Antiquarian Book Fair in 2015 and has lectured on Japanese art since 2022. We work across Russian, Japanese, Spanish and English material, with particular attention to items that are commonly mis-catalogued elsewhere. Every item is described in detail and photographed. We ship worldwide.…
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