Baugh, Lloyd,  1946- <br/><br/>
Imaging the divine :  Jesus and Christ-figures in film / 
Lloyd Baugh. 
 - Lanham, MD :  Sheed & Ward,  c1997. 
 - x, 337 p., [16] p. of plates :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
 - Communication, culture & theology .
 - Communication, culture & theology. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-330) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>pt. 1. The Jesus-film. The early years -- The gospel according to Hollywood : The King of Kings and The greatest story ever told -- The Jesus musicals : Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell -- The scandal films : The life of Brian and The last temptation of Christ -- Two recent classics : Jesus of Nazareth and The Messiah -- The masterpiece : The gospel according to Saint Matthew -- pt. 2. The Christ-figure. A film of transition : Jesus of Montreal -- The woman as Christ-figure : La strada, Nights of Cabiria, Babette's feast, Out of Rosenheim (Bagdad Cafe) and Dead man walking -- The hero of the western as Christ-figure : Shane -- A Christ-figure in two films of Kie?lowski -- An exceptional Christ-figure : Au hasard Balthazar -- Essential dimensions and guises of the Christ figure -- Christ-figures in Bresson and Tarkovsky. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1556128630 (alk. paper) 9781556128639 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>97002903 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Jesus Christ--In motion pictures.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Film.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN 1995.9 .J4  / B38 1997