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Italian Film in the Light of Neorealism
Millicent Marcus
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Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 28. Weight in Grams: 548.
The movement known as neorealism lasted seven years, generated only twenty-one films, failed at the box office, and fell short of its didactic and aesthetic aspirations. Yet it exerted such a profound influence on Italian cinema that all the best postwar directors had to come to terms with it, whether in seeming imitation (the early Olmi), in commercial exploitation (the middle Comencini) or in ostensible rejection (the recent Tavianis). Despite the reactionary pressures of the marketplace and the highly personalized visions of Fellini, Antonioni. And Visconti, Italian cinema has maintained its moral commitment to use the medium in socially responsible ... Read more
The movement known as neorealism lasted seven years, generated only twenty-one films, failed at the box office, and fell short of its didactic and aesthetic aspirations. Yet it exerted such a profound influence on Italian cinema that all the best postwar directors had to come to terms with it, whether in seeming imitation (the early Olmi), in commercial exploitation (the middle Comencini) or in ostensible rejection (the recent Tavianis). Despite the reactionary pressures of the marketplace and the highly personalized visions of Fellini, Antonioni. And Visconti, Italian cinema has maintained its moral commitment to use the medium in socially responsible ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691102085
SKU
V9780691102085
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Reviews for Italian Film in the Light of Neorealism
"This is unquestionably one of the best works on Italian cinema I have read in any language. . . . an exceptional work that will become an instant classic on publication. It will be must reading for anyone interested in Italian culture in any way."—Ben Lawton, Purdue University