Landy, Marcia 1931- creator text bibliography enk Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press 2000 monographic eng

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xxiii, 434 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. "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."--BOOK JACKET. 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. Marcia Landy. Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 399-408), filmografía (p. 409-416) e índice e-it--- Motion pictures Italy History Cine italiano Crítica e interpretación 1931-1943 Cine Crítica e interpretación Crítica de cine Colecciones de escritos PN 1993.5 L264i 2000 791.4375 0521640091 (hardback) 0521649773 (paperback) 99035247 DLC 990602 20230410130605.0 105582