"[Brunetta is] widely recognised as the foremost historian of Italian cinema... Covering the past 100 years or so of Italian cinema history, [The History of Italian Cinema] is a social, political, cultural, economic and literally geographic mapping of Italy's cinematic terrain... [I]nvaluable."
Paul Sutton, Times Higher Education "Brunetta transcends film-studies fads to restore the heft of traditional historiography. In a clear, ... Read moresinuous narrative he details the development of Italian cinema as art and as industry, within its own cultural and political context and in the world."
M. Yacowar, Choice "If you are a serious film buff, then this book is a godsend, covering all you need to know in great detail. It packs in such a great amount of information that it's pretty much a one-stop shop for getting to grips with Italy's cinematic past, present and future."
Italia "Gian Piero Burnetta believes that Italian cinema is not simply one of the great movie industries but 'the Art Form of the 20th Century'
and he certainly makes a good fist of proving this bold proposition in his comprehensive new history."
West Australian "Those approaching his work for the first time will gain confidence in the depth and scope of his knowledge of Italian cinema and culture."
Marcia Landy, European Legacy "It is impossible to read this book without gaining new insight into Italian cinema, and twentieth-century Italian culture and history."
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