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Informationen zum Autor Peter Malone of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart order in Australia has served as president of SIGNIS, the World Catholic Association for Communication. He has written more than twenty-five books on film studies, including the Lights, Camera, Faith: A Movie Lover's Guide to Scripture series (2001-2006), and has reviewed films for various publications for over thirty-seven years. Fr. Malone also lectured in the Yarra Theological Union of the Melbourne College of Divinity. Klappentext Movie texts are often examined for subtexts and for the way that they dramatize social and psychological issues as well as current movements. Through a Catholic Lens looks at the Catholic subtext through a collection of studies of 19 film directors from around the world whose Catholic backgrounds can be found in their writing and directing. Zusammenfassung Movie texts are often examined for subtexts and for the way that they dramatize social and psychological issues as well as current movements. Through a Catholic Lens looks at the Catholic subtext through a collection of studies of 19 film directors from around the world whose Catholic backgrounds can be found in their writing and directing. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Anglo-Celtic Catholicism Chapter 3 A Song that will not die - the films of Terence Davies Chapter 4 Two films of Neil Jordan - in an Irish Context Chapter 5 Revisiting the Devil's playground the films of Fred Schepisi Part 6 Catholicism, Mainstream American Chapter 7 Her Household Saints - Nancy Savoca's Saints Chapter 8 Parables on Screen - John Sayles and Men with Guns Part 9 Catholicism and the Iberian Peninsula Chapter 10 The Mother of all Redemptions - Almodovar's All About My Mother Chapter 11 Solidarity, Sharing and Compassion Walter Salles' Central do Brasil Chapter 12 Observer of Everyday Life - Carlo Carrera and The Crime of Fr Amaro Chapter 13 The Son of Man (Facing Southeast) Jesus Christ in Eliseo Subiela's Films Part 14 Catholicism Beyond Europe: Africa and Asia Chapter 16 The Legacy of Lino Brocka Part 17 Catholic, Agnostic, Atheist Chapter 18 Finding His Place in Society local stories with a universal and spiritual dimension film-making by Gaston Kabore Chapter 20 Jesus of Montreal - The vision of Deny Arcand Chapter 20 Sacrilege, Satire or Statement of Faith? Ways of reading Luis Bunuel's Viridiana Chapter 21 The Christian Moral Vision of a Believing Atheist - Krzysztof Kieslowski's decalogue films Part 21 Catholic-Jewish Relationships Chapter 22 Memory's Progress - Ambiguity in Louis Malle's Au Revoir les Enfants Chapter 23 Roberto Benigni as Director towards an analysis of values Chapter 24 Land of Promise Reflections on Andrej Wajda's Merchants of Lodz Part 25 Catholicism Past and Future Chapter 26 Following his True Passion Mel Gibson and The Passion of the Christ Chapter 27 View Askewed in Dogma - Kevin Smith - a Funny Guy?...
