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- catalog abstract ""Italian Film examines the extraordinary cinematic tradition of Italy, from the silent era to the present. Analyzing film within the framework of Italy's historical, social, political, and cultural evolution during the twentieth century, Marcia Landy traces the construction of a coherent national cinema and its changes over time. Examining the cinematic uses of landscape, architecture, regional, rural, and metropolitan locales, and representations of social customs and rituals, Landy also discusses genres, stars, and narrative and anti-narrative forms. A comprehensive survey of this subject, Italian Film also offers fresh readings of key films from each period surveyed."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11638811.
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""Italian Film examines the extraordinary cinematic tradition of Italy, from the silent era to the present. Analyzing film within the framework of Italy's historical, social, political, and cultural evolution during the twentieth century, Marcia Landy traces the construction of a coherent national cinema and its changes over time. Examining the cinematic uses of landscape, architecture, regional, rural, and metropolitan locales, and representations of social customs and rituals, Landy also discusses genres, stars, and narrative and anti-narrative forms. A comprehensive survey of this subject, Italian Film also offers fresh readings of key films from each period surveyed."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Early Italian cinema attractions -- National history as retrospective illusion -- Challenging the folklore of romance -- Comedy and the cinematic machine -- Landscape and neorealism, before and after -- Gramsci and Italian cinema -- History, genre, and the Italian Western -- La famiglia: the cinematic family and the nation -- Cinema of childhood -- Folklore of femininity and stardom -- Conversion, impersonation, and masculinity -- Cinema on cinema and on television.".
- catalog description "Filmography: p. 409-416.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 399-408) and index.".
- catalog extent "xxiii, 434 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0521640091 (hardbound)".
- catalog isPartOf "National film traditions".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Italy".
- catalog subject "791.43/0945 21".
- catalog subject "Motion pictures Italy History.".
- catalog subject "PN1993.5.I88 L38 2000".
- catalog tableOfContents "Early Italian cinema attractions -- National history as retrospective illusion -- Challenging the folklore of romance -- Comedy and the cinematic machine -- Landscape and neorealism, before and after -- Gramsci and Italian cinema -- History, genre, and the Italian Western -- La famiglia: the cinematic family and the nation -- Cinema of childhood -- Folklore of femininity and stardom -- Conversion, impersonation, and masculinity -- Cinema on cinema and on television.".
- catalog title "Italian film / Marcia Landy.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".