The essay explores how cinema can embody a mystical dimension, framing the shot as a space where the transcendent may be experienced. The question of a sacred experience through audiovisual language emerged alongside the rise of filmology, which helped distinguish between “films on religion” and “religious films.” Drawing on André Bazin, Amédée Ayfre, and Paul Schrader, the essay shows how cinema can reveal mystery, with the film image functioning as a time-stretched icon.
Chiarulli, R. R., Immaginare la luce. È possibile una mistica del cinema?, L'esperienza mistica. Tra sociologia, filosofia e teologia, Vita e Pensiero Pubblic University:Largo Gemelli 1, I 20123 Milan Italy:011 39 02 72342310, 011 39 2 72342370, EMAIL: redazione.vp@unicatt.it, Fax: 011 39 02 72342974, Milano 2025: 477-491 [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/318337]
Immaginare la luce. È possibile una mistica del cinema?
Chiarulli, Raffaele Rosario
2025
Abstract
The essay explores how cinema can embody a mystical dimension, framing the shot as a space where the transcendent may be experienced. The question of a sacred experience through audiovisual language emerged alongside the rise of filmology, which helped distinguish between “films on religion” and “religious films.” Drawing on André Bazin, Amédée Ayfre, and Paul Schrader, the essay shows how cinema can reveal mystery, with the film image functioning as a time-stretched icon.
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