History of Italian cinema - Softcover

"Prior to this year with the English translation of Gian Piero Brunetta's The History of Italian Cinema and this definitive rewrite and update of Bondanella's best-selling Italian Cinema, first published in 1983 there have been few encompassing histories of Italian cinema for the English-speaking world. Bondanella chronologically examines the development of cinema, and his uncommon analysis and accreditation of B movies reveal a layer of national identity previously marginalized or unconsidered. Of equal rarity are the detailed attention given to directors and the balanced critical representation of most, if not all, of their work. A comprehensive primer conversationally delivered and generously seasoned with film stills and photographs.Verdict This magnum opus of Italian film studies also contains what may be the most complete bibliography assembled on the subject. Important for students and cineastes, casuals and newbies."-Library Journal, STARRED Review Normal0falsefalsefalseMicrosoftInternetExplorer4!--/* Style Definitions */p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal{mso-style-parent: "";margin:0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-pagination: widow-orphan;font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";}@page Section1{size:595.3pt 841.9pt;margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt;mso-header-margin:35.4pt;mso-footer-margin:35.4pt;mso-paper-source:0;}div.Section1{page: Section1;} "/* Style Definitions */table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name: "Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow: yes;mso-style-parent: "";mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;mso-para-margin:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-pagination: widow-orphan;font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: #0400;mso-fareast-language: #0400;mso-bidi-language: #0400;}"Documents the history from very long experience andresearch...especially good at identifying and summarising trends."The Normal0falsefalsefalseMicrosoftInternetExplorer4/* Style Definitions */table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name: "Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow: yes;mso-style-parent: "";mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;mso-para-margin:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-pagination: widow-orphan;font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: #0400;mso-fareast-language: #0400;mso-bidi-language: #0400;}"Documents the history from very long experience andresearch...especially good at identifying and summarising trends."The Stage, March 2010 "Likely to remain the standard work on the subject for years to come, Bondanella's book is a must-have for students and fans of Italian film." Book News Normal0falsefalsefalseMicrosoftInternetExplorer4! /* Style Definitions */p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal{mso-style-parent: "";margin:0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-pagination: widow-orphan;font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";}@page Section1{size:595.3pt 841.9pt;margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt;mso-header-margin:35.4pt;mso-footer-margin:35.4pt;mso-paper-source:0;}div.Section1{page: Section1;} >/* Style Definitions */table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name: "Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow: yes;mso-style-parent: "";mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;mso-para-margin:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-pagination: widow-orphan;font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: #0400;mso-fareast-language: #0400;mso-bidi-language: #0400;}"Documents the history from very long experience andresearch...especially good at identifying and summarising trends."The Stage, March 2010 Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name: "Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow: yes; mso-style-parent: ""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: #0400; mso-fareast-language: #0400; mso-bidi-language: #0400;} "Documents the history from very long experience and research...especially good at identifying and summarising trends."The Stage, March 2010 "Bondanelle has made significant contributions to the study of Italian literature and film, and this new history though not billed as such is in many respects an updated edition of his Italian Cinema: From Neorealism to the Present. But it is more than just that. here, the author pays closer attention to films of the silent era and adds or extends chapters devoted to popular genres looking, for example, at the peplum (or so-called sword and sandal film), the 'spaghetti nightmares' (horror films), the giallo mysteries, police dramas, and 'the truly B-film comedies.' Bondanella retains the crucial examinations of neorealism, political films, social criticism in Italian comedies, and significant auteurs (Visconti, Antonioni, De Sica, Fellini, Pasolini, Bertolucci). He concludes by placing the recent work of such young directors as Pupi Avati, Ferzan Ozpetek, PAppi Corsicato, Antonio Luigi Grimaldi, Andrea Molaioli, and Francesca Archibugi among others in the context of earlier filmmakers and influences. A celebration of the author's long career as a scholar of Italian studies, this book is a sweeping course in Italian film from the silent era and Fascist period to the present. Includes photographs and extensive notes. Summing Up: Recommended." -S. Vander Closter, CHOICE, June 2010

"A History of Italian Cinema" is the only comprehensive and up-to-date book on the subject available anywhere, in any language. It features new coverage from 1989 to the present including the Italian horror-film genre, Roberto Benigni ("Life Is Beautiful"), Bernardo Bertolucci ("Stealing Beauty"), Franco Zeffirelli ("Tea with Mussolini"), Michael Radford ("The Postman" ["Il postino"]), Gabriele Salvatores ("Mediterraneo"), Maurizio Nichetti ("The Bicycle Thief"), Giuseppe Tornatore ("Cinema Paradiso", "The Starmaker"), and much more. This book has been extensively revised and updated, to include all-new notes, bibliography, video and DVD information.