Italian national cinema 1896-1996 / Pierre Sorlin.

By:

Sorlin, Pierre

Material type: Text

TextSeries: National cinemas seriesPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 202 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

0203134664
9780203134665
041511697X
9780415116978
0415116988
9780415116985
9786610506071
6610506078
9781134817788
1134817789
9781134817733
1134817738
9781134817771
1134817770
1280506075
9781280506079

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

History

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Italian national cinema 1896-1996.DDC classification:

791.43/0945 22

LOC classification:

PN1993.5.I88 S66 1996eb

Online resources:

EBSCOhost

Contents:

1. First generation : the world in a dark room -- 2. Second generation : their master's voice -- 3. Third generation : the most popular form of entertainment -- 4. Fourth generation : the sweet life -- 5. Fifth generation : the world in the box.

Summary: "From such films as La dolce vita and Bicycle Thieves to Cinema Paradiso and Dear Diary, Italian cinema has provided striking images of Italy as a nation and a people. In the first comprehensive study of Italian cinema from 1896 to the present, Pierre Sorlin explores the changing relationship of Italian cinema and Italian society and asks whether the national cinema really does represent Italian interests and culture." "Sorlin discusses the work of major filmmakers such as de Sica, Visconti, Fellini, Antonioni and Moretti in the context of national film output, considering both films which became internationally acclaimed and those which, though popular with the domestic audience, were never released outside Italy. Beginning with the evolution of the cinema audience and the development of domestic production, Sorlin examines Italian cinema from the dark years of Fascism through to postwar Neorealism and big-budget commercial films. In the final section he discusses the place of cinema in the context of the rise of television, contemporary political crises in Italy, and Berlusconi's attempts to dominate the media landscape." "Italian National Cinema provides a challenging vision of national cinema, not just as a reflection of Italian culture but for the crucial part it played in the transformation of contemporary Italy. It includes a filmography and bibliography of Italian cinema."--Jacket

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Filmography: pages 181-186.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-192) and indexes.

Print version record.

"From such films as La dolce vita and Bicycle Thieves to Cinema Paradiso and Dear Diary, Italian cinema has provided striking images of Italy as a nation and a people. In the first comprehensive study of Italian cinema from 1896 to the present, Pierre Sorlin explores the changing relationship of Italian cinema and Italian society and asks whether the national cinema really does represent Italian interests and culture." "Sorlin discusses the work of major filmmakers such as de Sica, Visconti, Fellini, Antonioni and Moretti in the context of national film output, considering both films which became internationally acclaimed and those which, though popular with the domestic audience, were never released outside Italy. Beginning with the evolution of the cinema audience and the development of domestic production, Sorlin examines Italian cinema from the dark years of Fascism through to postwar Neorealism and big-budget commercial films. In the final section he discusses the place of cinema in the context of the rise of television, contemporary political crises in Italy, and Berlusconi's attempts to dominate the media landscape." "Italian National Cinema provides a challenging vision of national cinema, not just as a reflection of Italian culture but for the crucial part it played in the transformation of contemporary Italy. It includes a filmography and bibliography of Italian cinema."--Jacket

English.

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