Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Wonder and Religion in American Cinema 076187223X, 9780761872238

This book elucidates the film-watching impulse through the prism of religion. It illustrates how films utilize religious

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Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Wonder and Religion in American Cinema
076187223X, 9780761872238

This book elucidates the film-watching impulse through the prism of religion. It illustrates how films utilize religious

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