Table of contents : Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 10 Foreword......Page 12 Introduction......Page 14 Part I Cinematic Principle......Page 22 1 The Concept of Third Cinema......Page 24 2 Exploring National Dimensions of Third Cinema......Page 48 3 Films from a Virtual Geography of Third Cinema......Page 76 Part II Theological Principle......Page 96 4 Political Holiness: The Eschatological Perspective of Schillebeeckx......Page 98 Part III Creative Crossings......Page 160 5 The Crystallization of Political Holiness in Third Cinema......Page 162 Conclusion: The New Stained Glass Window......Page 196 Notes......Page 198 Bibliography......Page 232 G......Page 242 S......Page 243 W......Page 244