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Re: Christ figures in film
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Chris <[log in to unmask]>
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Film and TV Studies Discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 28 Feb 1997 12:39:49 EST
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On Fri, 28 Feb 1997 01:28:59 -0500 Byrnes Weir said:
>At 01:13 AM 2/27/97 EST, Chris wrote:
>>
>>An offbeat choice (and a somewhat different definition of "Christ figure")
>>would be THE RULING CLASS.  (Peter O'Toole plays a nobleman who thinks he's
>>God).
>>
>                God is not Christ
>>
 
Of course not.  God is large white rabbit named Harvey.  Everybody knows
that.
 
But people who've seen THE RULING CLASS know that O'Toole's character
dresses in a way that suggests Christ and owns a cross to hang himself
on.
 
Pyle
UK
 
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