| Watching Pages, Reading Pictures: Cinema and Modern Literature in Italy Contributor(s): Pau, Daniela De (Editor), Torello, Georgina (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1847189172 ISBN-13: 9781847189172 Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing OUR PRICE: $75.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| LCCN: 2009396262 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5.9" W x 8.1" (1.55 lbs) 435 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Italian cinema is internationally well-known for the ground-breaking experience of Neo-Realism, comedy Italian-Style, Spaghetti Westerns, and the horror movies of the seventies. However, what is rather unfamiliar to wider audiences is Italian cinema's crucial and enduring affair with literature. In fact, since the very beginning, literature has deeply influenced how Italian cinema has defined itself and grown. This book provides an empirical approach to this complex and fruitful relationship. The aim is to present discussions dealing with significant Italian film adaptations from literary materials which greatly exemplify the variety of styles, view-points, and attitudes produced by such an alliance, throughout the different periods. Among the adaptations discussed, are those that have followed trends and critical debates, making them, at times, rather problematic. |