The Italian Cinema Book

The Italian Cinema Book
Author: Peter Bondanella
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 707
Release: 2019-07-25
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1839020245
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THE ITALIAN CINEMA BOOK is an essential guide to the most important historical, aesthetic and cultural aspects of Italian cinema, from 1895 to the present day. With contributions from 39 leading international scholars, the book is structured around six chronologically organised sections: THE SILENT ERA (1895–22) THE BIRTH OF THE TALKIES AND THE FASCIST ERA (1922–45) POSTWAR CINEMATIC CULTURE (1945–59) THE GOLDEN AGE OF ITALIAN CINEMA (1960–80) AN AGE OF CRISIS, TRANSITION AND CONSOLIDATION (1981 TO THE PRESENT) NEW DIRECTIONS IN CRITICAL APPROACHES TO ITALIAN CINEMA Acutely aware of the contemporary 'rethinking' of Italian cinema history, Peter Bondanella has brought together a diverse range of essays which represent the cutting edge of Italian film theory and criticism. This provocative collection will provide the film student, scholar or enthusiast with a comprehensive understanding of the major developments in what might be called twentieth-century Italy's greatest and most original art form.

A History of Italian Cinema

A History of Italian Cinema
Author: Peter Bondanella
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 753
Release: 2017-10-19
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1501307649
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A History of Italian Cinema, 2nd edition is the much anticipated update from the author of the bestselling Italian Cinema - which has been published in four landmark editions and will celebrate its 35th anniversary in 2018. Building upon decades of research, Peter Bondanella and Federico Pacchioni reorganize the current History in order to keep the book fresh and responsive not only to the actual films being created in Italy in the twenty-first century but also to the rapidly changing priorities of Italian film studies and film scholars. The new edition brings the definitive history of the subject, from the birth of cinema to the present day, up to date with a revised filmography as well as more focused attention on the melodrama, the crime film, and the historical drama. The book is expanded to include a new generation of directors as well as to highlight themes such as gender issues, immigration, and media politics. Accessible, comprehensive, and heavily illustrated throughout, this is an essential purchase for any fan of Italian film.

The Cinema of Italy

The Cinema of Italy
Author: Giorgio Bertellini
Publisher: Wallflower Press
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2004
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9781903364987
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Giorgio Bertellini examines the historical and aesthetic connections of some of Italy's most important films with both Italian and Western film culture.

Filmmaking by the Book

Filmmaking by the Book
Author: Millicent Joy Marcus
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 330
Release: 1993
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780801844553
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Explores the impulse to transform literary narrative into cinematic discourse through the work of several postwar Italian film-makers - Visconti, De Sica, Pasolini, Fellini and the Taviani brothers.

Italian Silent Cinema

Italian Silent Cinema
Author: Giorgio Bertellini
Publisher: JOHN LIBBEY PUBLISHING
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2013
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9780861966707
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Despite the wealth of studies of silent cinema in the English language, knowledge of the medium's first decades has remained attached to a canon in which Italian silent cinema appears deceptively familiar but largely absent. With 30 essays written by leading scholars in the field, 'Italian Silent Cinema' illuminates this understudied area of film history. Featuring over 100 illustrations, the reader brings into focus individual film companies, stars and genres and seeks to place the Italian production of dramas, comedies, serials, newsreels, and avant-garde works in dialogue with international film culture.

The History of Italian Cinema

The History of Italian Cinema
Author: Gian Piero Brunetta
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2009
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780691119885
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Discusses renowned masters including Roberto Rossellini and Federico Fellini, as well as directors lesser known outside Italy like Dino Risi and Ettore Scola. The author examines overlooked Italian genre films such as horror movies, comedies, and Westerns, and he also devotes attention to neglected periods like the Fascist era. He illuminates the epic scope of Italian filmmaking, showing it to be a powerful cultural force in Italy and leaving no doubt about its enduring influence abroad. Encompassing the social, political, and technical aspects of the craft, the author recreates the world of Italian cinema.

A New Guide to Italian Cinema

A New Guide to Italian Cinema
Author: C. Celli
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2007-01-08
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0230601820
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This book is a complete reworking and update of Marga Cottino-Jones' popular A Student's Guide to Italian Film (1983, 1993) . This guide retains earlier editions' interest in renowned films and directors but is also attentive to the popular films which achieved box office success among the public.

Italian Cinema

Italian Cinema
Author: Peter Bondanella
Publisher:
Total Pages: 500
Release: 1990
Genre: Motion picture industry
ISBN: 9781857100792
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Cinema Italiano

Cinema Italiano
Author: Howard Hughes
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2011-04-30
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0857719785
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Italian filmmakers have created some of the most magical and moving, violent and controversial films in world cinema. During its twentieth-century heyday, Italy's film industry was second only to Hollywood as a popular film factory, exporting cinematic dreams with multinational casts to the world, ranging across multiple genres. 'Cinema Italiano' is the first book to discuss comprehensively and in depth this Italian cinema, both popular and arthouse. It is illustrated throughout with rare stills and international posters from this revered era in European cinema and reviews over 350 movies. Howard Hughes uncovers this treasure trove of Italian films, from Lucino Visconti's epic 'The Leopard' to the cult superhero movie 'Puma Man'. Dario Argento's bloody 'gialli' thrillers and Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns are explored alongside films of Federico Fellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Michelangelo Antonioni. Chapters discuss the rise and fall of genres such as mythological epics, gothic horrors, science fiction, spy films, war movies, costume adventures, zombie films, swashbucklers, political cinema and 'poliziotteschi' crime films. They also trace the directorial careers of Mario Bava, Sergio Corbucci, Francesco Rosi, Lucio Fulci, Duccio Tessari, Enzo G. Castellari, Bernardo Bertolucci and Gillo Pontecorvo.

Italian Cinema

Italian Cinema
Author: M. Günsberg
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2004-11-23
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0230510469
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Maggie Günsberg examines popular genre cinema in Italy during the 1950s and 1960s, focussing on melodrama, commedia all'italiana , peplum, horror and the spaghetti western. These genres are explored from a gender standpoint which takes into account the historical and socio-economic context of cinematic production and consumption. An interdisciplinary feminist approach informed by current film theory and other perspectives (psychoanalytic, materialist, deconstructive), leads to the analysis of genre-specific representations of femininity and masculinity as constructed by the formal properties of film.