Roman Catholicism in Fantastic Film

Roman Catholicism in Fantastic Film
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 306
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ISBN-10 : 9780786487240
ISBN-13 : 0786487240
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Book Synopsis Roman Catholicism in Fantastic Film by : Regina Hansen

Download or read book Roman Catholicism in Fantastic Film written by Regina Hansen and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-08-31 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The intersection of religious practice and theatricality has long been a subject of interest to scholars. This collection of twenty-two critical essays addresses the relationship between Roman Catholicism and films of the fantastic, which includes the genres of fantasy, horror, science fiction and the supernatural. The collection covers a range of North American and European films from Dracula and other vampire movies to Miracle at Fatima, The Exorcist, Danny Boyle's Millions, The Others, Maurice Pialat's Sous le Soleil de Satan, the movies of Terry Gilliam and George Romero's zombie series. Collectively, these essays reveal the durability and thematic versality of what the authors term the "Catholic fantastic."


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