Divine film comedies : biblical narratives, film sub-genres, and the comic spirit / Terry Lindvall, J. Dennis Bounds, and Chris Lindvall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lindvall, Terry, author.

Bounds, J. Dennis, author.

Lindvall, Chris, author.

Series:

Routledge studies in religion and film

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Religious aspects.

Motion pictures.

Comedy films--History and criticism.

Comedy films.

Religion in motion pictures.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

212 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.

Summary:

Divine Film Comedies creates a meaningful dialogue between stories in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament and comedies spanning the history of film. The text lies at the intersection of three disciplines: humor/comedy studies, film studies, and theology. Drawing on films from the silent era to the twenty-first century, the book highlights parallels between comedic sub-genres and sacred narratives, parables, and proverbs, illuminating a path to seeing and understanding both Scripture and film through a comic lens. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of theology and film, media, and communications. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

Theological assumptions of religious film comedies

Slapstick comedy

Adventure comedy

Romantic comedy

Screwball comedy

Musical comedy

Family comedy

Picaro comedy

Film blanc comedy

Clergy comedy

Reductio ad absurdum

Multi-leveled comedy

Parody

Satire

Dionysian/transgressive comedy

Mockumentary

Conclusion: Comedy, Eucharist, and wedding feast

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138956124

1138956120

9781138956131

1138956139

OCLC:

927104107