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- Title
From Crusading Queen to Damsel in Distress: Re‐Imagining Sibylla of Jerusalem in Kingdom of Heaven.
- Authors
Pagès, Meriem
- Abstract
The article offers criticism of the film "Kingdom of Heaven," directed by Ridley Scott, starring Eva Green and Marton Csokas. Topics include the portrayal of the queen Sibylla of Jerusalem in relation to gender, the notion of Sibylla as a heroine in the film, and the passivity of Sibylla in the film in relation to the historical period portrayed.
- Subjects
KINGDOM of Heaven (Film); SCOTT, Ridley, 1937-; GREEN, Eva, 1980-; CSOKAS, Marton; QUEENS in motion pictures; GENDER in motion pictures
- Publication
Gender & History, 2018, Vol 30, Issue 3, p696
- ISSN
0953-5233
- Publication type
Film/Television Criticism
- DOI
10.1111/1468-0424.12404