Parable (1964)

Directed by

Rolf Forsberg

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

24 min

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A short film reimagines Christ as a clown in a circus setting. It contrasts the entertainers with one performer who helps people in quiet ways.

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What happens

Parable is a 1964 American short Christian film written and directed by Rolf Forsberg, made for the Lutheran Council and became popular when first screened at the 1964 New York World's Fair in 1964, and again in 1965 at the Protestant Pavilion. The film depicts Christ as a clown and the world as a circus and is considered both a revolutionary Christian film and one which proved to be influential. In 2012, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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