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Riccardo Freda : the life and works of a born filmmaker / Roberto Curti.
Van Pelt Library PN1998.3.F7454 C87 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Curti, Roberto, 1971- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Freda, Riccardo.
- Motion picture producers and directors--Italy--Biography.
- Motion picture producers and directors.
- Italy.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 367 pages ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
- Summary:
- "In an eclectic career spanning four decades, Italian director Riccardo Freda (1909-1999) produced films of remarkable technical skill and powerful visual style. This book covers his life and career for the first time in English, with detailed analyses of his films and exclusive interviews with his collaborators and family"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 A Portrait of the Filmmaker as a Young Man 13
- 2 Learning the Craft 20
- 3 Filming During Wartime 31
- 4 Adventure, Italian-style 45
- 5 Brazil ... and Back 65
- 6 Under the Sign of Melodrama 84
- 7 Historia Magistra Vitae 99
- 8 Diving into Genres 126
- 9 Exploring the Myth 147
- 10 Intermezzo-A Director for Hire 168
- 11 The Gothic Years 177
- 12 In Exile 206
- 13 A Sort of Homecoming 230
- 14 The Twilight Years 259.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781476669700
- 1476669708
- OCLC:
- 963344640
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