Re: Christ figures in film
Thu, 27 Feb 1997 01:13:29 EST
On Wed, 26 Feb 1997 21:17:23 -0700 Imre Szeman said:
>
>> i have another unrelated question for you. i am in a religion
>>and film class right now and i am going to write a paper on christ
>>figures in film. i was wondering if you had any interesting
>>suggestions? let me know if you do. thanks.
A classic example is, of course, COOL HAND LUKE.
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).
Chris Pyle
University of Kentucky
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