{"product_id":"holy-celluloid-the-vatican-list-of-great-film-and-why-they-still-matter","title":"Holy Celluloid! The Vatican List of Great Film and Why They Still Matter","description":"\u003cp\u003eReceive a personally signed copy per purchase. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 id=\"pInfoHeading\" class=\"a-size-medium a-spacing-top-small a-color-base a-text-bold\"\u003eBook overview\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"pInfoTabsContainer\" class=\"a-tab-container a-spacing-top-small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" data-feature-name=\"productDescription\" data-template-name=\"productDescription\" class=\"a-section feature\" data-cel-widget=\"productDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-name=\"tab0\" class=\"a-box a-box-tab a-tab-content productInfoTabContent t-prnt t-full\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-box-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productInfoTabExpander0\" data-a-expander-name=\"tabExpander0\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"500\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container productInfoTabExpander\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"drengr_MobileTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"drengr_MobileTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"drengr_MobileTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"drengr_MobileTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"x9n3p8-i64p3l-1d8j30-i1rbjn\" data-cel-widget=\"drengr_MobileTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e“In these films we find a profound longing for the hidden God and his mercy”.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCardinal Anders Arborelius, OCD\u003cbr\u003eArchbishop of Stockholm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Seventh Seal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSchindler’s List\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Sacrifice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e8 ½\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Burmese Harp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStagecoach\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor Joseph Malham has written \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eProject 45: The Vatican List of Great Films and Why They Still Matter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoseph Malham is an author and iconographer who for twenty years was artist in residence at Saint Gregory the Great Church in Chicago. 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