Finding God in the movies : 33 films of reel faith / [print]
Catherine M. Barsotti and Robert K. Johnston.
- Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Books, (c)2004.
- 319 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Affirming our humanity. Life is beautiful (d. Benigni, 1997) -- Amistad (d. Spielberg, 1997) -- No man's land (d. Tanovic, 2001) --We were soldiers (d. Wallace, 2002) -- Beauty, imagination, and creativity. Spirited away (d. Miyazaki, 2002) -- Crouching tiger, hidden dragon (d. Lee, 2000) -- Choosing life. Big night (d. Scott and Tucci, 1996) -- Fearless (d. Weir, 1993) -- Embracing our vocation. The rookie (d. Hancock, 2002) -- Billy Elliot (d. Daldry, 2000) -- The apostle (d. Duvall, 1997) -- Reconciliation within families. The straight story (d. Lynch, 1999) -- Ulce's gold (d. Nunez, 1997) -- Fly away home (d. Ballard, 1996) -- Racial reconciliation. Save the last dance (d. Carter, 2001) -- Remember the Titans (d. Yakin, 2000) -- X-men (d. Singer, 2000) -- The hurricane (d. Jewison, 1999) -- Forgiveness. Smoke signals (d. Eyre, 1998) -- Antwone Fisher (d. Washington, 2002) -- Community and friendship. About a boy (d. Weitz and Weitz, 2002) -- Italian for beginners (d. Scherfig, 2001) -- Faith. Simon Birch (d. Johnson, 1998) -- Tender mercies (d. Beresford, 1983). Faith and doubt. The third miracle (d. Holland, 999) -- Signs (d. Shyamalan, 2002) -- K-PAX (d. Softley, 2001) -- Living our faith. The year of living dangerously (d. Weir, 1982) -- Patch Adams (d. Shadyac, 1998) -- Images of the Savior. The Spitfire Grill (d. Zlotoff, 1996) -- The iron giant (d. Bird, 1999) -- Renewing the church. Sister act (d. Ardolino, 1992) -- Chocolat (d. Hallstrom, 2000).
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Motion pictures--Religious aspects. Motion pictures--Moral and ethical aspects.