BFI's 100 Bible Films
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From The Passion of the Christ to Life of Brian, and from The Ten Commandments to Last Temptation of Christ, filmmakers have been adapting the stories of the Bible for over 120 years, from the first time the Höritz Passion Play was filmed in the Czech Republic back in 1897. Ever since, these stories have inspired musicals, comedies, sci-fi, surrealist visions and the avant-garde not to mention spawning their own genre, the biblical epic. Filmmakers across six continents and from all kinds of religious perspectives (or none at all), have adapted the greatest stories ever told, delighting some and infuriating others.
100 Bible Films is the indispensable guide to this wide and varied output, providing an authoritative but accessible history of biblical adaptations through one hundred of the most interesting and significant biblical films. Richly illustrated with film stills, this book depicts how such films have undertaken a complex negotiation between art, commerce, entertainment and religion.
Matthew Page traces the screen history of the biblical stories from the very earliest silent passion plays, via the golden ages of the biblical epic, through to more innovative and controversial later films as well as covering significant TV adaptations. He discusses films made not only by some of our greatest filmmakers, artists such as Martin Scorsese, Jean Luc Godard, Alice Guy, Roberto Rossellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Lotte Reiniger, Carl Dreyer and Luis Buñuel, but also those looking to explore their faith or share it with lovers of cinema the world over.
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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916, in 24 top lists Check -
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Il vangelo secondo Matteo
1964 — a.k.a. The Gospel According to St. Matthew, in 14 top lists Check -
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Jesus Christ Superstar
1973, in 0 top lists Check -
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Jesus of Nazareth
1977, in 1 top list Check -
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Quo Vadis
1951, in 1 top list Check -
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The Robe
1953, in 4 top lists Check -
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Samson and Delilah
1949, in 4 top lists Check -
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The King of Kings
1927, in 3 top lists Check -
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Salomé
1922, in 2 top lists Check -
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King of Kings
1961, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965, in 0 top lists Check -
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Il messia
1975 — a.k.a. The Messiah, in 0 top lists Check -
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Solomon and Sheba
1959, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John
2003, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Red Tent
2014, in 0 top lists Check -
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David and Bathsheba
1951, in 0 top lists Check -
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Esther and the King
1960, in 0 top lists Check -
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Jeremiah
1998, in 0 top lists Check -
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Atti degli apostoli
1969 — a.k.a. Acts of the Apostles, in 0 top lists Check -
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I grandi condottieri
1965 — a.k.a. Gideon and Samson, in 0 top lists Check -
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Io sono con te
2010 — a.k.a. Let It Be, in 0 top lists Check -
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Jesús de Nazareth
1942 — a.k.a. Jesus of Nazareth, in 0 top lists Check -
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Jesús, nuestro Señor
1971, in 0 top lists Check -
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Jesus
1999, in 0 top lists Check -
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Sins of Jezebel
1953, in 0 top lists Check -
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Su re
2012, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Visual Bible: Matthew
1993 — a.k.a. The Gospel of Matthew, in 0 top lists Check
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