{"product_id":"9781350003279","title":"Martin Scorsese's Divine Comedy Movies and Religion","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMartin Scorsese's Divine Comedy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMovies and Religion\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCatherine O'Brien\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatherine O'Brien draws on the structure of Dante Alighieri's \u003ci\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e to explore Martin Scorsese's feature films from \u003ci\u003eWho's That Knocking at My Door \u003c\/i\u003e(1967-69) to \u003ci\u003eSilence \u003c\/i\u003e(2016). This is the first full-length study to focus on the trajectory of faith and doubt during this period, taking very seriously the oft-quoted words of the director himself: 'My whole life has been movies and religion. That's it. Nothing else.' Films discussed include \u003ci\u003eGoodFellas\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Temptation of Christ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTaxi Driver \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMean Streets\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the more recent \u003ci\u003eThe Wolf of Wall Street\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Dante's poem in 100 cantos, the Pilgrim is guided by the poet Virgil down through the circles of Hell in \u003ci\u003eInferno\u003c\/i\u003e; he then climbs the steep Mountain of the Seven Deadly Sins in \u003ci\u003ePurgatory\u003c\/i\u003e; and he finally encounters God in \u003ci\u003eParadise\u003c\/i\u003e. Embracing this popular analogy, this study envisions Scorsese as a contemporary Dante, with his filmic oeuvre offering the dimensions of a cinematic \u003ci\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Drawing on debates at the heart of religious studies, theology, literature and film, this book goes beyond existing explorations of religion in Scorsese's work to address issues of sin and salvation within the context of wider debates in eschatology and the afterlife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCatherine O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e is Co-director of the Centre for Marian Studies, UK, and was Senior Lecturer in Film Studies and French at Kingston University, UK. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Celluloid Madonna \u003c\/i\u003e(2011) and \u003ci\u003eWomen's Fictional Responses to the First World War \u003c\/i\u003e(1997), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eSacred Spaces\/Forbidden Places \u003c\/i\u003e(2000).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 May 2018\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350003279\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.44\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332507369612,"sku":"9781350003279","price":157.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_b2b2c536-3c81-43b5-b74f-8a3df3c4bcc0.jpg?v=1783603705","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350003279","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}