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- Title
CINEMA AS REFUGE: Frank Borzage and the Mystical Tradition.
- Authors
Bilton, Alan J.
- Abstract
The article discusses the visionary tradition in motion pictures and the films of director Frank Borzage. Emphasis is given to topics such as the replication of the techniques of mystical transformation in films, the relationship between cinema and religious art, and the film criticism of author Siegfried Kracauer. The author analyzes films such as "7th Heaven" and "Street Angel."
- Subjects
MOTION pictures &; religion; BORZAGE, Frank; SEVENTH Heaven (Film); STREET Angel (Film); FILMMAKING -- History; KRACAUER, Siegfried, 1889-1966; MYSTICISM
- Publication
Film & History (03603695), 2016, Vol 46, Issue 1, p33
- ISSN
0360-3695
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/flm.2016.a626143