I’m trying to settle on a film – just one – to include in my upcoming christology unit. (I often include at least one film per unit.) So far, I’ve shortlisted the following:
- Au Hasard Balthasar (Bresson)
- Calvary (McDonagh)
- The Last Temptation of Christ (Scorsese)
- Magnolia (Anderson)
- Son of Man (Dornford-May)
- Offret (Tarkovsky)
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Forman)
- Romero (Duigan)
- Waiting for Godot (Beckett)
(That’s right, neither The Life of Brian, nor Miss Congeniality, nor Jesus of Montreal, nor The Karate Kid, nor Red Sonja, nor The Gospel According to St. Matthew, nor Taxi Driver quite made this year’s shortlist.)
At the moment, the frontrunners for me are Beckett’s Godot and Tarkovsky’s Offret, but I’m keen to crowdsource any other suggestions.
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Calvary is gold. We hosted a film viewing for friends this past Good Friday.
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Whale Rider offers some interesting Christic material
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I’d love it if you produced a Christology course using all these films….and then posted them online! Appreciate the list and your blog.
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It’s funny you should say that, as I’m currently also developing a systematic theology unit, covering the usual suspects and loci, via film.
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Babette’s Feast…..Gabriel Axel
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Neither…nor…nor…nor…nor…nor…nor…!? Sounds a bit rodenty to me Jason!
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The Overnighters.
and
Winter Light.
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Some great suggestions there. Thank you.
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