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Popcorn with the Pope: A Guide to the Vatican Film List

Popcorn with the Pope: A Guide to the Vatican Film List

Ward, Michael
Baird, David Paul
Petiprin, Andrew

Paperback

Film & Video ArtFilm StudiesGeneral Christianity

Publisher Price: $29.95

ISBN10: 1685789846
ISBN13: 9781685789848
Publisher: Word on Fire
Published: Dec 4 2023
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.58
Height: 0.94 Width: 5.98 Depth: 8.98
Language: English
In 1995--one hundred years after the birth of cinema in Paris--a Vatican-appointed commission compiled a list of forty-five significant films. The entries vary widely, ranging from light-hearted favorites like The Wizard of Oz to challenging arthouse features such as The Seventh Seal.

This list, released under Pope St. John Paul II, was an important milestone in the dialogue between the Church and the wider culture. Yet for many Catholics and cinephiles alike, it remains undiscovered or unclear. What was the list for? And why did the commission choose these particular titles?

In this groundbreaking study, David Paul Baird, Andrew Petiprin, and Michael Ward walk readers through the entire Vatican List, film by film. The authors show that its aim was not to serve as a best-ever register, nor as an anthology of approved works; rather, it was to guide people in an appreciation of cinema as an artistic language and a bearer of spiritual and moral messages.

In addition to theologically and historically informed commentary, each chapter includes film stills, quotations, fun facts, and questions for further reflection and discussion. Elevated yet entertaining, Popcorn with the Pope is perfect for anyone interested in delving deeper into a Christian approach to movies.

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