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PublisherRoutledge

ISBN-101138956139

ISBN-139781138956131

eBay Product ID (ePID)215235256

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Number of Pages212 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameDivine Film Comedies : Biblical Narratives, Film Sub-Genres, and the Comic Spirit

SubjectFilm / General, General, Film / Genres / Comedy

Publication Year2016

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReligion, Performing Arts

AuthorTerry Lindvall, J. Dennis Bounds, Chris Lindvall

SeriesRoutledge Studies in Religion and Film Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight11.2 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6.3 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2015-035486

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"Reading Divine Film Comediesis like having a stimulating mead-infused, wit-filled discussion with Rabelais, Erasmus, and Chesterton. Not bad company to keep." Ned Vankevich, Trinity Western University, Canada "Through an exhaustive survey of film comedies focusing on religious themes, Lindvall, Bounds, and Lindvall prove that filmmakers can use humor to portray the sacred without resorting to the profane." Thomas Parham, Azusa Pacific University, USA "Divine Film Comediesis more than insightful; it is epiphinal. These epiphanies relate to comic genres like picaresque, 'Film Blanc,' slapstick, romantic, screwball, musical, adventure. They also relate to comic styles like parody, satire, mockumentary, 'reducto ad absurdum,' and Dionysian or Transgressive Comedy. But they especially relate to comic subjects like the family, the clergy, theology and God. The book is divinely inspired and divinely written." Don L. F. Nilsen, ASU Emeritus College, USA "Divine Film Comedies is an example of the best of theology and film scholarship--insightful and entertaining, both particular and encyclopedic, rooted in life, yet suggestive of eternity." Robert K. Johnston, Fuller Theological Seminary, USA This engaging study surveys the religious element in the broadest spectrum of film comedy...The authors move easily between the religious implications of popular films and the comic element in the Bible stories. The result is manna for new thought. M. Yacowar, University of Calgary, January 2017 issue of CHOICE, "Reading Divine Film Comediesis like having a stimulating mead-infused, wit-filled discussion with Rabelais, Erasmus, and Chesterton. Not bad company to keep." Ned Vankevich, Trinity Western University, Canada "Through an exhaustive survey of film comedies focusing on religious themes, Lindvall, Bounds, and Lindvall prove that filmmakers can use humor to portray the sacred without resorting to the profane." Thomas Parham, Azusa Pacific University, USA "Divine Film Comediesis more than insightful; it is epiphinal. These epiphanies relate to comic genres like picaresque, 'Film Blanc,' slapstick, romantic, screwball, musical, adventure. They also relate to comic styles like parody, satire, mockumentary, 'reducto ad absurdum,' and Dionysian or Transgressive Comedy. But they especially relate to comic subjects like the family, the clergy, theology and God. The book is divinely inspired and divinely written." Don L. F. Nilsen, ASU Emeritus College, USA

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal791.43/682

Table Of ContentIntroduction. Chapter 1: Theological Assumptions of Religious Film Comedies. Chapter 2: Slapstick Comedy. Chapter 3: Adventure Comedy. Chapter 4: Romantic Comedy. Chapter 5: Screwball Comedy. Chapter 6: Musical Comedy. Chapter 7: Character/Picaro Comedy. Chapter 8: Family Comedy. Chapter 9: Film Blanc Comedy. Chapter 10: Clergy Comedy. Chapter 11: Reductio ad absurdum . Chapter 12: Multi-leveled Comedy. Chapter 13: Parody. Chapter 14: Satire. Chapter 15: Dionysian/Transgressive Comedy. Chapter 16: Mockumentary. Conclusion. Epilogue.

SynopsisDivine 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 21st 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.

LC Classification NumberPN1995.9.R4