{"product_id":"holy-celluloid-the-vatican-list-of-great-films-and-why-they-still-matter","title":"Holy Celluloid! The Vatican List of Great Films and Why They Still Matter","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-language: TA;\"\u003eHoly Celluloid! The Vatican List of Great Films and Why They Still Matter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-language: TA;\"\u003eJoseph Malham\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eForeword by Bishop Mark Bartosic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e308 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e6x9 size\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eISBN \u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003e9798887719924 paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003eISBN 9798887719931 hardback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-variant: small-caps;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-variant: small-caps;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos;\"\u003e“In these films we find a profound longing for the hidden God and his mercy”.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos;\"\u003eCardinal Anders Arborelius, OCD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos;\"\u003eArchbishop of Stockholm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos;\"\u003eTo commemorate the centenary of motion pictures in 1995, Pope John Paul II convened a panel of lay and religious scholars to select the 45 Greatest Films of All Time. Divided into the categories of Religion, Values and Art, the List embraces such surprising and disparate classics such as \u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Seventh Seal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSchindler’s List\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sacrifice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e8 ½\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Burmese Harp\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStagecoach\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos;\"\u003eAuthor Joseph Malham has written \u003ci\u003eProject 45: The Vatican List of Great Films and Why They Still Matter\u003c\/i\u003e as the first in-depth look at these enduring films from a secular, as opposed to a purely spiritual, perspective. From this unique angle, he highlights the universal themes and timeless messages that gives each film the quality of enduring, evergreen genius. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos;\"\u003eThe reader may be familiar with most of the films, unfamiliar with some and astounded that others have landed on a list compiled by the Vatican. The intended result, however, is that the reader views these timeless masterpieces through a new lens.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; color: black; background: white;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; color: black; background: white;\"\u003eJoseph Malham is an author and iconographer who for twenty years was artist in residence at Saint Gregory the Great Church in Chicago. His books include \u003ci\u003eBy Fire into Light: Four Catholic Martyrs of the Nazi Camps\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDrawing Closer to Christ: A Self-Guided Icon Retreat\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJohn Ford: Poet in the Desert\u003c\/i\u003e which won Best Biography in the \u003ci\u003eGreat Southwest Book Festival\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":52062708531502,"sku":"9798887719924","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":52062708564270,"sku":"9798887719925","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/5789\/6251\/files\/HolyCelluloid__frontcover96dpi.jpg?v=1778909810","url":"https:\/\/www.bearmanormedia.com\/products\/holy-celluloid-the-vatican-list-of-great-films-and-why-they-still-matter","provider":"BearManor Media ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}