Hollywood biblical epics : camp spectacle and queer style from the silent era to the modern day / Richard A. Lindsay.
In spite of restrictive Hollywood censorship regulations, filmmakers throughout history have pushed the boundaries of sex and violence when making religious films. In this unrivaled text, author and educator Richard Lindsay analyzes the relationship between bible-based epics and ""camp&quo...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Barbara, California :
Praeger, An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,
[2015]
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| Summary: | In spite of restrictive Hollywood censorship regulations, filmmakers throughout history have pushed the boundaries of sex and violence when making religious films. In this unrivaled text, author and educator Richard Lindsay analyzes the relationship between bible-based epics and ""camp""--Films with overwrought acting, casts of thousands, and exotic sexuality. Lindsay presents the ways in which camp style identifies films as ""biblical"" in the mainstream imagination, while undermining their traditional religious messages through the inclusion of sexually diverse subtexts. Viewed through th. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxv, 193 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781440837531 1440837538 9798216098515 9798400665899 |