Abstract
The article examines the cinematic representations of death, immortality and divinity from the 1960 film "Spartacus" directed by Stanley Kubrick to the 2007 film "300," directed by Frank Miller. It discusses how deaths have been reenacted in many films, from dynamic and spectacular deaths to visually static and non-violent deaths. It details how Mario Camerini's film "Ulysses" offered a different conception of the afterlife. The article also discusses the representation of the Greco-Roman mythological underworld in films.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 21-52 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Journal | Classical & Modern Literature |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Mar 2008 |
Keywords
- DEATH in motion pictures
- IMMORTALITY of the soul
- SPARTACUS (Film)
- 300 (Film)
- ULYSSES (Film)
- KUBRICK, Stanley, 1928-1999
- MILLER, Frank
- CAMERINI, Mario