Tag: Saints

Saints are individuals recognized by religious communities, particularly the Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican churches, for their exceptional holiness and closeness to God. In Catholic tradition, they are formally canonized through a rigorous process, venerated as patrons and examples of faith, and invoked as intercessors in prayer.

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In A Hidden Life: Telling the Story of Saints, Mark Cooprider offers an accessible analysis of Terrence Malick‘s 2019 biopic of the Austrian conscientious objector St Franz Jägerstätter—executed in 1943 for his refusal to swear allegiance to National Socialism. Cooprider explores how Malick’s poetic narrative encompasses conventions of history, biography, myth, and legend, in ways akin to ancient Christian hagiography.

Note: Viewers interested in these connections may also seek out the work of academic Joel Mayward, for whom Malick’s distinctive approach to cinema can itself be considered a form of theology (or ‘theocinematics’).