100 Bible Films
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100 Bible Films

Matthew Page

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100 Bible Films

Matthew Page

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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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Publisher
British Film Institute
Year
2022
ISBN
9781839023552
Edition
1
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Film & Video

Table of contents

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

APA 6 Citation

Page, M. (2022). 100 Bible Films (1st ed.). Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/3290716/100-bible-films-pdf (Original work published 2022)

Chicago Citation

Page, Matthew. (2022) 2022. 100 Bible Films. 1st ed. Bloomsbury Publishing. https://www.perlego.com/book/3290716/100-bible-films-pdf.

Harvard Citation

Page, M. (2022) 100 Bible Films. 1st edn. Bloomsbury Publishing. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/3290716/100-bible-films-pdf (Accessed: 15 October 2022).

MLA 7 Citation

Page, Matthew. 100 Bible Films. 1st ed. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022. Web. 15 Oct. 2022.