{"product_id":"la-dolce-morte-mikel-j-koven-9780810858701","title":"La Dolce Morte: Vernacular Cinema and the Italian Giallo Film","description":"With the exception of die-hard aficionados of European or Italian horror cinema, most people may not have heard of giallo cinema or have seen many films in this subgenre of horror. Most academic film studies tend to ignore horror cinema in general and the giallo specifically. Critics often deride these films, which reveal more about the reviewers' own prejudices than any problem with the works themselves. As a counter to such biases, Mikel J. Koven argues for an alternative approach to studying these films, by approaching them as vernacular cinema-distinct from \"popular cinema.\" According to Koven, to look at a film from a vernacular perspective removes the assumptions about what constitutes a \"good\" film and how a particular film is in some way \"artistic.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn La Dolce Morte: Vernacular Cinema and the Italian Giallo Film, Koven explores the history and evolution of this aspect of cinema, and places these films within the context of Italian popular filmmaking. He addresses various themes, motifs, and tropes in these films: their use of space, the murders, the role of the detective, the identity of the killer, issues of belief, excess, and the set-piece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mikel J. Koven\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810858703\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810858701\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scarecrow Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.14w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2007 pg. 278","brand":"Mikel J. Koven","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947267883263,"sku":"9780810858701","price":74.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_8ac18249-b8b0-498a-b800-44238e911df4.jpg?v=1681517709","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/la-dolce-morte-mikel-j-koven-9780810858701","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}