Hollywood versus Europa. Dwa filmowe spojrzenia na Księgę Wyjścia: Exodus i Mojżesz
Hollywood vs Europe. Two Cinematographic Interpretations of the Bible: Exodus and Moses

Summary/Abstract: The European model of cinematography is based on the concept of the Author as the highest instance deciding on every element of the film, and on that of the motion picture as a work of art, forming a part of a nation’s cultural heritage, addressed mainly to critics and connoisseurs; for Hollywood cinematographers, however, films are products whose purpose is to attract as many viewers as possible. Moreover, the methods of financing of the European and Hollywood productions are different: European films are financed by public institutions, whereas Hollywood budgets come from big media corporations; thus, the technological potential of American productions is greater: Hollywood films can simply afford to make spectacular motion pictures. The two models, determined by the way of perceiving cinema and by the financial aspect, differ also in terms of aesthetics. This paper aims at a comparison of “classical” (i.e. Hollywood) and European models on the basis of two adaptations of the Exodus: Roger Young’s Moses (1995) and Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014).

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