Italian Film (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521649773)

Italian Film examines the extraordinary cinematic tradition of Italy, from the silent era to the present. Analyzing film within the framework of Italy's historical, social, political, and cultural evolution during the twentieth century, Marcia Landy traces the construction of a coherent national cinema and its changes over time. Her study traces how social institutions--school, family, the Church--as well as Italian notions of masculinity and femininity are dealt with in cinema and how they are central to the conceptions (and misconceptions) of national identity.

Author: Marcia Landy
ISBN-10: 0521649773
ISBN-13: 9780521649773
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/13/2000
Pages: 460
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.43lbs
Size: 9.19h x 6.15w x 0.96d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/05/2000 pg. 86