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FILMMAKERS OF FAITH

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The great director John Ford's American pilgrimage included many films informed by his Catholic roots, even though he found biblical stories "pretty dull."
Eric David | posted 11/04/2008

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Filmmakers of Faith , an occasional feature at Christianity Today Movies, highlights directors who adhere to the Christian faith—sometimes strongly, sometimes loosely, and sometimes somewhere in between. This series will include everyone from biblically-minded evangelicals to directors who may only have a "church background" and perhaps a lapsed faith … but their films are clearly informed by their spiritual history.

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joseph harder

Posted: May 29, 2009 7:29 PM


A very fine portrait of a profound, underestimated,( By many critics- not by almost all directors.) film-maker. I can't wait for the treatments of Scorsese , Schrader, and Malick

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