{"product_id":"a-certain-realism-maurizio-viano-9780520078550","title":"A Certain Realism: Making Use of Pasolini's Film Theory and Practice","description":"Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975) was arguably the most complex director of postwar Italian cinema. His films-\u003ci\u003eAccattone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMedea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSaló\u003c\/i\u003e-continue to challenge and entertain new generations of moviegoers. A leftist, a homosexual, and a distinguished writer of fiction, poetry, and criticism, Pasolini once claimed that \"a certain realism\" informed his filmmaking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMasterfully combining analyses of Pasolini's literary and theoretical writings and of all his films, Maurizio Viano offers the first thorough study of Pasolini's cinematic realism, in theory and in practice. He finds that Pasolini's cinematic career exemplifies an \"expressionistic realism\" that acknowledges its subjective foundation instead of striving for an impossible objectivity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFocusing on the personal and expressionistic dimensions of Pasolini's cinema, Viano also argues that homosexuality is present in the films in ways that critics have thus far failed to acknowledge. Sure to generate controversy among film scholars, Italianists, and fans of the director's work, this accessible film-by-film treatment is an ideal companion for anyone watching Pasolini's films on video.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maurizio Viano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520078551\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520078550\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 5.97w x 0.98d","brand":"Maurizio Viano","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47087463006463,"sku":"9780520078550","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ee538ee4-e187-44fd-a6db-692a3ee847b9.jpg?v=1753849961","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-certain-realism-maurizio-viano-9780520078550","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}