The Maciste Films of Italian Silent Cinema

2015-10-19 Performing Arts

Author : Jacqueline Reich
Release : 2015-10-19
Genre : Performing Arts
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Download or read book The Maciste Films of Italian Silent Cinema written by Jacqueline Reich. This book was released on 2015-10-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Italian film star Bartolomeo Pagano's "Maciste" played a key role in his nation's narratives of identity during World War I and after. Jacqueline Reich traces the racial, class, and national transformations undergone by this Italian strongman from African slave in Cabiria (1914), his first film, to bourgeois gentleman, to Alpine soldier of the Great War, to colonial officer in Italy's African adventures. Reich reveals Maciste as a figure who both reflected classical ideals of masculine beauty and virility (later taken up by Mussolini and used for political purposes) and embodied the model Italian citizen. The 12 films at the center of the book, recently restored and newly accessible to a wider public, together with relevant extra-cinematic materials, provide a rich resource for understanding the spread of discourses on masculinity, and national and racial identities during a turbulent period in Italian history. The volume includes an illustrated appendix documenting the restoration and preservation of these cinematic treasures.

The Maciste Films of Italian Silent Cinema

2015 Performing Arts

Author : Jacqueline Reich
Release : 2015
Genre : Performing Arts
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 406/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Maciste Films of Italian Silent Cinema by : Jacqueline Reich

Download or read book The Maciste Films of Italian Silent Cinema written by Jacqueline Reich. This book was released on 2015. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Italian film star Bartolomeo Pagano's "Maciste" played a key role in his nation's narratives of identity during World War I and after. Jacqueline Reich traces the racial, class, and national transformations undergone by this Italian strongman from African slave in Cabiria (1914), his first film, to bourgeois gentleman, to Alpine soldier of the Great War, to colonial officer in Italy's African adventures. Reich reveals Maciste as a figure who both reflected classical ideals of masculine beauty and virility (later taken up by Mussolini and used for political purposes) and embodied the model Italian citizen. The 12 films at the center of the book, recently restored and newly accessible to a wider public, together with relevant extra-cinematic materials, provide a rich resource for understanding the spread of discourses on masculinity, and national and racial identities during a turbulent period in Italian history. The volume includes an illustrated appendix documenting the restoration and preservation of these cinematic treasures.

Italian Silent Cinema

2013 Performing Arts

Author : Giorgio Bertellini
Release : 2013
Genre : Performing Arts
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Book Rating : 707/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Italian Silent Cinema written by Giorgio Bertellini. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the wealth of studies of silent cinema in the English language, knowledge of the medium's first decades has remained attached to a canon in which Italian silent cinema appears deceptively familiar but largely absent. With 30 essays written by leading scholars in the field, 'Italian Silent Cinema' illuminates this understudied area of film history. Featuring over 100 illustrations, the reader brings into focus individual film companies, stars and genres and seeks to place the Italian production of dramas, comedies, serials, newsreels, and avant-garde works in dialogue with international film culture.

A Companion to Italian Cinema

2017-04-10 Performing Arts

Author : Frank Burke
Release : 2017-04-10
Genre : Performing Arts
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Book Rating : 171/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis A Companion to Italian Cinema by : Frank Burke

Download or read book A Companion to Italian Cinema written by Frank Burke. This book was released on 2017-04-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by leading figures in the field, A Companion to Italian Cinema re-maps Italian cinema studies, employing new perspectives on traditional issues, and fresh theoretical approaches to the exciting history and field of Italian cinema. Offers new approaches to Italian cinema, whose importance in the post-war period was unrivalled Presents a theory based approach to historical and archival material Includes work by both established and more recent scholars, with new takes on traditional critical issues, and new theoretical approaches to the exciting history and field of Italian cinema Covers recent issues such as feminism, stardom, queer cinema, immigration and postcolonialism, self-reflexivity and postmodernism, popular genre cinema, and digitalization A comprehensive collection of essays addressing the prominent films, directors and cinematic forms of Italian cinema, which will become a standard resource for academic and non-academic purposes alike

The History of Italian Cinema

2009 Art

Author : Gian Piero Brunetta
Release : 2009
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 885/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The History of Italian Cinema written by Gian Piero Brunetta. This book was released on 2009. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses renowned masters including Roberto Rossellini and Federico Fellini, as well as directors lesser known outside Italy like Dino Risi and Ettore Scola. The author examines overlooked Italian genre films such as horror movies, comedies, and Westerns, and he also devotes attention to neglected periods like the Fascist era. He illuminates the epic scope of Italian filmmaking, showing it to be a powerful cultural force in Italy and leaving no doubt about its enduring influence abroad. Encompassing the social, political, and technical aspects of the craft, the author recreates the world of Italian cinema.

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