Article ; Online: The Duality of Paul in Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Saint Paul
Humanities, Vol 12, Iss 6, p
The Katechon and the Collapse of a Film Project
2023 Volume 144
Abstract: ... lesser-known works. Among these is his screenplay for an unrealized film on the topic of the apostle Paul ... San Paolo . Analyses of the film address Pasolini’s portrayal of Paul as dichotomic ... of Saint Paul’s, this representation proves essential to understanding the role Pasolini intended ...
| Abstract | Recent scholarship on Pier Paolo Pasolini has put into focus many of the Italian intellectual’s lesser-known works. Among these is his screenplay for an unrealized film on the topic of the apostle Paul, San Paolo . Analyses of the film address Pasolini’s portrayal of Paul as dichotomic, as a representation of both revolutionary and conformist. In examining the criticism that addresses the duality of Saint Paul’s, this representation proves essential to understanding the role Pasolini intended the apostle to play. Paul, one of the architects of the Christian religion, is in fact the katechon that he names in 2 Thessalonians. Paul as the katechon is thus the force that holds back evil and annihilation. In doing so, however, he also prevents Man’s final redemption. As such, his portrayal of Paul is blasphemy, and Pasolini sent this screenplay to Don Emilio Cordero, head of Sampaolo Films, a Catholic film company charged with making religious movies in line with Church doctrine. This depiction of Paul proves one reason the film remains unmade and not solely the astronomical costs evident from the screenplay, as has been generally accepted until now. |
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| Keywords | Pasolini ; Saint Paul ; cinema ; katechon ; biopolitics ; History of scholarship and learning. The humanities ; AZ20-999 |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher | MDPI AG |
| Document type | Article ; Online |
| Database | BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection) |
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