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Product Identifiers

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan

ISBN-101403975655

ISBN-139781403975652

eBay Product ID (ePID)53732820

Product Key Features

Number of PagesXiv, 234 Pages

Publication NameNew Guide to Italian Cinema

LanguageEnglish

SubjectFilm / General, Television / General, Film / History & Criticism

Publication Year2007

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPerforming Arts

AuthorMarga Cottino-Jones, Carlo. Celli

SeriesItalian and Italian American Studies

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight14 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2006-044820

TitleLeadingA

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"This study is a rich synthesis of the history of Italian Cinema from its birth to the present, with a useful chronological historical table of main events which is enhanced by short cultural synopses. Celli and Cottino-Jones also add to the well known history of major Italian films with anecdotes and short but significant biographies and historical references, which connect the filmmakers' lives with concurrent events. This book will be adopted by many educators since it is a valuable tool for scholars, students, and researchers, offering a great deal of new information on many films and often original plot interpretations."--Antonio Vitti, Wake Forest University

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal306.43

Table Of ContentRemote History Italy from Unification to WWI The Fascist Years (1922-1943) World War II Reconstruction and the Late '40s The 1950s The Early '60s The Later '60s The '70s The '80s and '90s: A Changing Society The Next Millennium

SynopsisThis 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., A New Guide to Italian Cinema, with co-author Carlo Celli, 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 popular cinema, the films which actually achieved box office success among the Italian public. The Guide introduces the Italian cinema not just as a 20th century phenomenon but as an expression of the deeper roots of Italy's historic, cultural and literary past. Chapters offer historical timelines and commentary on political and cultural events and trends, followed by discussion of the Italian cinema industry and key films. Appendices offer guides to writing about film, statistical data of Italian box office history and short biographies and filmographies of important directors. The aim of the book is to provide the cinephile, student, teacher, or fan with a guide where points of interest may be identified and studied with clarity.

LC Classification NumberPN1600-3307.2