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Hollywood Biblical Epics: Camp Spectacle and Queer Style from the Silent Era to the Modern Day

Richard A. Lindsay
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Description: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 this lens, this provocative book explores topics like the Jazz Age excesses of "The King of Kings," the pre-code decadence of "The Sign of the Cross," the horror movie tropes of "The Passion of the Christ," and comparisons between "Ben-Hur" and the gay male fantasies of 1960s beefcake magazines. Additional content features the history of biblical epics and a comparison between the pious expectations of filmgoers with the real content of the films.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hollywood Biblical Epics: Camp Spectacle and Queer Style from the Silent Era to the Modern Day. To get started finding Hollywood Biblical Epics: Camp Spectacle and Queer Style from the Silent Era to the Modern Day, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Hollywood Biblical Epics: Camp Spectacle and Queer Style from the Silent Era to the Modern Day

Richard A. Lindsay
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Description: 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 this lens, this provocative book explores topics like the Jazz Age excesses of "The King of Kings," the pre-code decadence of "The Sign of the Cross," the horror movie tropes of "The Passion of the Christ," and comparisons between "Ben-Hur" and the gay male fantasies of 1960s beefcake magazines. Additional content features the history of biblical epics and a comparison between the pious expectations of filmgoers with the real content of the films.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hollywood Biblical Epics: Camp Spectacle and Queer Style from the Silent Era to the Modern Day. To get started finding Hollywood Biblical Epics: Camp Spectacle and Queer Style from the Silent Era to the Modern Day, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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