Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema (eBook)

Gino Moliterno (Autor)

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2020 | 2., Second Edition
750 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-5381-1948-8 (ISBN)

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Italian cinema is now regarded as one of the great cinemas of the world. Historically, however, its fortunes have varied. Following a brief moment of glory in the early silent era, Italian cinema appeared to descend almost into irrelevance in the early1920s. A strong revival of the industry which gathered pace during the 1930s was abruptly truncated by the advent of World War II. The end of the war, however, initiated a renewal as films such as Roma citt aperta (Rome Open City), Sciusci (Shoeshine, 1946), and Ladri di biciclette (Bicycle Thieves, 1948), flagbearers of what soon came to be known as Neorealism, attracted unprecedented international acclaim and a reputation that only continued to grow in the following years as Italian films were feted worldwide. Ironically, they were celebrated nowhere more than in the United States, where Italian films consistently garnered the lions share of the Oscars, with Lina Wertmuller becoming the first woman to ever be nominated for the Best Director award.This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on major movements, directors, actors, actresses, film genres, producers, industry organizations and key films. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Italian Cinema.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.12.2020
• Reihe/Serie: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts
• Zusatzinfo: 55 Illustrations including: - 55 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Tanzen / Tanzsport
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: cabiria • Cinecittà • Commedia all'italiana • Federico Fellini • Italian actress • Italian Cinema • Italian director • Italian Film • Marcello Mastroianni • Matteo Garrone • Mondo films • Paolo Sorrentino • Spaghetti Western • Venice Film Festival
• ISBN-10: 1-5381-1948-X / 153811948X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5381-1948-8 / 9781538119488