GOD, FAITH AND FILM: BREAKING THE WAVES
Awarded the Grand Prix du Jury at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, Breaking the Waves, by the Danish director Lars von Trier, is proposed by him as ‘a simple love story’, ‘a film about goodness’ and ‘a film about miracles’: ‘a strong mixture of religion, eroticism and possession’. This essay examines...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Oxford University Press
1998
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Literature and theology
Ano: 1998, Volume: 12, Número: 1, Páginas: 93-107 |
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| Resumo: | Awarded the Grand Prix du Jury at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, Breaking the Waves, by the Danish director Lars von Trier, is proposed by him as ‘a simple love story’, ‘a film about goodness’ and ‘a film about miracles’: ‘a strong mixture of religion, eroticism and possession’. This essay examines how, in the film, the question of the relation between film and religion is raised and handled. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4623 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Literature and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/litthe/12.1.93 |