Images of the Passion: The Sacramental Mode in Film
by Peter Fraser
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Fraser analyzes the films that portray Christ's Passion, and he provides a theoretical discussion of this unique and neglected genre of filmmaking. Chapters offer a close reading of important films with spiritual content, including On the Waterfront, Diary of a Country Priest, Hardcore, The Mission , Andrej Rublev, Black Robe, You Only Live Once, and Rome, Open City. Fraser concludes with a chapter on the development of the Biblical epic.