Fame amid the ruins : Italian film stardom in the age of neorealism / Stephen Gundle.
Fame amid the ruins : Italian film stardom in the age of neorealism / Stephen Gundle.
Fame amid the ruins : Italian film stardom in the age of neorealism / Stephen Gundle.
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New York : Berghahn, 2020.
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G 2019/5958
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English
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xiv, 370 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Italian cinema and the challenges of democracy -- The film industry from fascism to the Cold War -- The transformation of the star system -- The public, film-going and the stars -- Massimo Girotti : proletarian Apollo -- Clara Calamai : the suspension of glamour -- Aldo Fabrizi : nostalgia and popul...
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New York : Berghahn, 2020.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2020.
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"Italian cinema gave rise to a number of the best-known films of the postwar years, from Rome Open City to Bicycle Thieves. Although some neorealist film-makers would have preferred to abolish stars altogether, the public adored them and producers needed their help in relaunching the national film industry. This book explores the many conflicts tha...
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Fame amid the ruins : Italian film stardom in the age of neorealism / Stephen Gundle.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2019/5958
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74VKawMQRrWd
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9781789200010 hardcover
1789200016 hardcover
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791.430280922 B
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991024282004002626
