Striner, Richard,

Love in the afterlife : underground religion at the movies / Richard Striner. - Madison : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, $c New Jersey 2016 - 199 p.

Philosophic and literary sources -- The cultural milieu after World War I and the seminal plays -- The "mythical method" as applied to the plot template of supernatural romance -- Berkeley Square and the philosophic problem of time -- The "second wave" of plays and the milieu of the Second World War -- The ghost and Mrs. Muir and the applications of theology in supernatural romance -- The tradition evolves -- Conclusion: underground religion -- Appendix one: case study: the making of what dreams may come -- Appendix two: other patters in film that justify additional study -- Appendix three: production data for supernatural romances and related films. HKBU library

YT2025 M09

9781611478846 1611478847 9781611478860 1611478863


Supernatural in motion pictures.
Love in motion pictures.
Religion in motion pictures.

PN1995 / S918 L 2016