Empty angels: Pathé's Passion of the Christ

Authors

  • Luiz Vadico University Anhembi Morumbi (UAM), Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1982-677X.rum.2008.51108

Keywords:

Ornamentation, aesthetic, Passion of Christ, cinema, hierofany.

Abstract

This paper makes an analysis of the movie La Vie et la Passion de Jesus Christ, directed by Ferdinand and produced between 1902 and 1905. This movie is also known as Pathé's Passion Play and this analysis also includes some photograms of Passion by Gaumont (directed by Alice Guy in 1903) used as an element of comparison. The comparative work aims to prove that certain scenes from both movies were shot purely for ornamental reasons, instead of meaning a representation of hierofanies, as it could have been imagined at first. These images are completely hollowed from any religious meaning and detached from any narrative, thus resembling a purely aesthetic element.

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Author Biography

  • Luiz Vadico, University Anhembi Morumbi (UAM), Brazil.

    Professor at the PostGraduate Programme in Communication of the University Anhembi Morumbi (UAM), Brazil. vadico@hotmail.com.

     

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Published

2008-06-25

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2008)

Section

Articles

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Declaro a total e irrestrita cessão de direitos autorais sobre o texto enviado para publicação na Rumores – Revista Online de Comunicação, Linguagem e Mídias. Entendo que o conteúdo do artigo é de minha inteira responsabilidade, inclusive cabendo a mim a apresentação de permissão para uso de imagens, ilustrações, tabelas, gráficos de terceiros que, porventura, venham a integrá-lo.

How to Cite

Empty angels: Pathé’s Passion of the Christ. RuMoRes, [S. l.], v. 1, n. 2, 2008. DOI: 10.11606/issn.1982-677X.rum.2008.51108. Disponível em: https://www.periodicos.usp.br/Rumores/article/view/51108.. Acesso em: 18 may. 2024.