| Italian Cinema from the Silent Screen to the Digital Image Contributor(s): Luzzi, Joseph (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1441195610 ISBN-13: 9781441195616 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $42.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - History | Europe - Italy |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| LCCN: 2019026358 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.55 lbs) 440 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this comprehensive guide, some of the world's leading scholars consider the issues, films, and filmmakers that have given Italian cinema its enduring appeal. Readers will explore the work of such directors as Federico Fellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Roberto Rossellini as well as a host of subjects including the Italian silent screen, the political influence of Fascism on the movies, lesser known genres such as the giallo (horror film) and Spaghetti Western, and the role of women in the Italian film industry. Italian Cinema from the Silent Screen to the Digital Image explores recent developments in cinema studies such as digital performance, the role of media and the Internet, neuroscience in film criticism, and the increased role that immigrants are playing in the nation's cinema. |
Contributor Bio(s): Luzzi, Joseph: - Joseph Luzzi, the first American-born child in his Italian family, holds a doctorate from Yale and is a professor of Italian at Bard. He is the author of Romantic Europe and the Ghost of Italy, which won the Scaglione Prize for Italian Studies from the Modern Language Association, and A Cinema of Poetry: Aesthetics of the Italian Art Film. An active critic, his essays and reviews have appeared in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Bookforum, and The Times Literary Supplement. He is the author of the audio courses In Michelangelo's Shadow: The Mystery of Modern Italy, The Blessed Lens: A History of Italian Film, and The Art of Reading. His honors include an essay award from the Dante Society of America, a teaching prize from Yale, and a fellowship from the National Humanities Center. Luzzi lectures widely on Italy, literature, art, and film. |