Overview

Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2023 From The Passion of the Christ to Life of Brian, and from The Ten Commandments to Last Temptation of Christ, filmmakers have been adapting the stories of the Bible for over 120 years, from the first time the Höritz Passion Play was filmed in the Czech Republic back in 1897. Ever since, these stories have inspired musicals, comedies, sci-fi, surrealist visions and the avant-garde not to mention spawning their own genre, the biblical epic. Filmmakers across six continents and from all kinds of religious perspectives (or none at all), have adapted the greatest stories ever told, delighting some and infuriating others. 100 Bible Films is the indispensable guide to this wide and varied output, providing an authoritative but accessible history of biblical adaptations through one hundred of the most interesting and significant biblical films. Richly illustrated with film stills, this book depicts how such films have undertaken a complex negotiation between art, commerce, entertainment and religion. Matthew Page traces the screen history of the biblical stories from the very earliest silent passion plays, via the golden ages of the biblical epic, through to more innovative and controversial later films as well as covering significant TV adaptations. He discusses films made not only by some of our greatest filmmakers, artists such as Martin Scorsese, Jean Luc Godard, Alice Guy, Roberto Rossellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Lotte Reiniger, Carl Dreyer and Luis Buñuel, but also those looking to explore their faith or share it with lovers of cinema the world over.

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Author:   Matthew Page (Independent scholar, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   BFI Publishing
ISBN:  

9781839023521

ISBN 10:   183902352
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   19 May 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1. The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ (1898) - Georges Hatot and Louis Lumiere: France 2. Martyrs Chretiens ( Christian Martyrs , 1905) - Lucien Nonguet: France 3. La Vie du Christ ( The Birth, the Life and the Death of Christ , 1906) - Alice Guy: France 4. Vie et passion de N.S. Jesus-Christ ( The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ , 1907) - Ferdinand Zecca: France 5. Jephthah's Daughter: A Biblical Tragedy (1909) - J. Stuart Blackton: US 6. L'Exode (The Exodus, 1910) - Louis Feuillade: France 7. Jael et Sisera (1911) - Henri Andreani: France 8. From the Manger to the Cross (1912) - Sidney Olcott: US 9. Judith of Bethulia (1914) - D.W. Griffith: US 10. Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) - D.W. Griffith: US 11. Blade af Satans bog ( Leaves From Satan's Book , 1920) - Carl Theodor Dreyer: Denmark 12. La Sacra Bibbia ( After Six Days , 1920) - Pier Antonio Gariazzo and Armando Vey: Italy 13. Der Galilaer ( The Passion Play , 1921) - Dimitri Buchowetzki: Germany 14. Salome (1922) - Charles Bryant and Alla Nazimova: US 15. Sodom und Gomorrha ( The Queen of Sin , 1922) - Michael Curtiz: Germany/Austria 16. The Ten Commandments (1923) - Cecil B. DeMille: US 17. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) - Fred Niblo: US 18. The King of Kings (1927) - Cecil B. DeMille: US 19. Noah's Ark (1928) - Michael Curtiz: US 20. Lot in Sodom (1933) - Melville Webber and James Sibley Watson: US 21. Golgotha ( Behold the Man , 1935) - Julien Duvivier: France 22. The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) - Ernest B. Schoedsack and Merian C. Cooper: US 23. The Green Pastures (1936) - Marc Connelly and William Keighley: US 24. Jesus de Nazareth (1942) - Jose Diaz Morales: Mexico 25. Samson and Delilah (1949) - Cecil B. DeMille: US 26. David and Bathsheba (1951) - Henry King: US 27. Quo Vadis (1951) - Mervyn LeRoy: US 28. The Robe (1953) - Henry Koster: US 29. Sins of Jezebel (1953) - Reginald Le Borg: US 30. The Prodigal (1955) - Richard Thorpe: US 31. The Ten Commandments (1956) - Cecil B. DeMille: US 32. The Star of Bethlehem (1956) - Lotte Reiniger: UK 33. Celui qui doit mourir ( He Who Must Die , 1957) - Jules Dassin: France/Italy 34. Solomon and Sheba (1959) - King Vidor: US 35. Ben-Hur (1959) - William Wyler: US 36. Esther and the King (1960) - Raoul Walsh and Mario Bava: Italy/US 37. The Story of Ruth (1960) - Henry Koster: US 38. King of Kings (1961) - Nicholas Ray: US 39. Barabbas (1961) - Richard Fleischer: Italy/US 40. Il vecchio testamento ( The Old Testament , 1962) - Gianfranco Parolini: Italy/France 41. Il vangelo secondo Matteo ( The Gospel According to St. Matthew , 1964) - Pier Paolo Pasolini: Italy/France 42. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) - George Stevens: US 43. I grandi condottieri ( Samson and Gideon , 1965) - Marcello Baldi and Francisco Perez-Dolz: Italy/Spain 44. The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) - John Huston: Italy/US 45. Les Actes des apotres ( Acts of the Apostles , 1969) - Roberto Rossellini: France/Italy/ Spain/West Germany/Tunisia 46. La voie lactee ( The Milky Way , 1969) - Luis Bunuel: France/Italy/West Germany 47. Son of Man (1969) - Gareth Davies: UK 48. Jesus, nuestro Senor ( Jesus, our Lord , 1971) - Miguel Zacarias: Mexico 49. Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) - Norman Jewison: US 50. Godspell (1973) - David Greene: US 51. Moses und Aron (1975) - Daniele Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub: West Germany/Austria/France/Italy 52. Il messia ( The Messiah , 1975) - Roberto Rossellini: Italy/France 53. The Passover Plot (1976) - Michael Campus: Israel/US 54. Jesus of Nazareth (1977) - Franco Zeffirelli: Italy/UK/US 55. Karunamayudu ( Man of Compassion , 1978) - A. Bhimsingh and Christopher Coelho: India 56. Jesus (1979) - John Krish and Peter Sykes: US 57. Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) - Terry Jones: UK 58. Camminacammina ( Keep Walking , 1983) - Ermanno Olmi: Italy 59. Je vous salue, Marie ( Hail Mary , 1985) - Jean-Luc Godard: France/Switzerland/UK 60. King David (1985) - Bruce Beresford: UK/US 61. Esther (1986) - Amos Gitai: Austria/Israel/UK 62. Samson dan Delilah (1987) - Sisworo Gautama Putra: Indonesia 63. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) - Martin Scorsese: Canada/US 64. Jesus de Montreal (1989) - Denys Arcand: Canada/France 65. The Garden (1990) - Derek Jarman: UK/Germany/Japan 66. The Visual Bible: Matthew (1993) - Regardt van den Bergh: South Africa 67. Al-mohager ( The Emigrant , 1994) - Youssef Chahine: Egypt/France 68. Jeremiah (1998) - Harry Winer: Italy/Germany/US 69. The Prince of Egypt (1998) - Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner and Simon Wells: US 70. The Book of Life (1998) - Hal Hartley: France/US 71. La Genese ( Genesis , 1999) - Cheick Oumar Sissoko: Mali/France 72. Jesus (1999) - Roger Young: Italy/USA etc. 73. The Miracle Maker (2000) - Stanislav Sokolov and Derek W. Hayes: Russia/UK 74. The Real Old Testament (2003) - Curtis Hannum and Paul Hannum: US 75. The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John (2003) - Philip Saville: Canada/UK 76. The Passion of the Christ (2004) - Mel Gibson: US 77. Shanti Sandesham ( Message of Peace , 2004) - P. Chandrasekhar Reddy: India 78. Color of the Cross (2006) - Jean Claude LaMarre: US 79. Jezile (Son of Man, 2006) - Mark Dornford-May: South Africa 80. The Nativity Story (2006) - Catherine Hardwicke: US 81. Mesih ( Jesus, the Spirit of God , 2007) - Nader Talebzadeh: Iran 82. The Passion (2008) - Michael Offer: UK 83. El cant dels ocells ( Birdsong , 2008) - Albert Serra: Spain 84. Oversold (2008) - Paul Morrell: US 85. Year One (2009) - Harold Ramis: US 86. Io sono con te ( Let It Be , 2010) - Guido Chiesa: Italy 87. Su re ( The King , 2012) - Giovanni Columbu: Italy 88. The Bible (2013) - Crispin Reece, Tony Mitchell and Christopher Spencer: US 89. Noah (2014) - Darren Aronofsky: US 90. The Savior (2014) - Robert Savo: Palestine/Jordan/Bulgaria 91. Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) - Ridley Scott: UK/Spain/US 92. The Red Tent (2014) - Roger Young: US 93. Os Dez Mandamentos: O Filme ( The Ten Commandments: The Movie , 2016) - Alexandre Avancini: Brazil 94. Risen (2016) - Kevin Reynolds: US 95. Get Some Money (2017) - Biko Nyongesa: Kenya 96. Mary Magdalene (2018) - Garth Davis: UK/Australia/US 97. Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018) - Andrew Hyatt: US 98. Seder-Masochism (2018) - Nina Paley: US 99. Assassin 33 A.D. (2020) - Jim Carroll: US 100. Lamentations of Judas (2020) - Boris Gerrets: Netherlands

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Matthew Page's impressive book on the history of scripture adaptations is a Christian cinephile's dream, covering everything from five-minute silent films to four-hour Italian epics. ... it is an insightful addition to your bookshelves. * Premier Christianity magazine *

Matthew Page’s impressive book on the history of scripture adaptations is a Christian cinephile’s dream, covering everything from five-minute silent films to four-hour Italian epics. ... it is an insightful addition to your bookshelves. * Premier Christianity magazine *

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Matthew Page is a UK-based film historian, writer and independent scholar who has been researching adaptations of the Bible in film for over 20 years. He has contributed to a variety of books and journals on the subject and runs the popular Bible films blog, biblefilms.blogspot.com.

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