The Holy Grail on Film

The Holy Grail on Film
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9781476620534
ISBN-13 : 1476620539
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Book Synopsis The Holy Grail on Film by : Kevin J. Harty

Download or read book The Holy Grail on Film written by Kevin J. Harty and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-02-28 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of new essays is the first to study film depictions of the quest for the Holy Grail--the holy Christian relic of legend supposedly used by Jesus at the Last Supper. Scholars from a range of disciplines discuss American, Australian and European films that offer fresh perspectives on this enduring myth of the Arthurian world and Western culture, including The Silver Chalice (1954), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Excalibur (1981), The Road Warrior (1981), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Fisher King (1991), The Da Vinci Code (2006), The Waterboy (1998), and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead (2009).


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