Cinema and fascism : Italian film and society, 1922-1943 / Steven Ricci.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ricci, Steven.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Italy--History.

Motion pictures.

Fascism and motion pictures--Italy--History.

Fascism and motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Social aspects--Italy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study considers Italian filmmaking during the Fascist era and offers an original and revealing approach to the interwar years. Steven Ricci directly confronts a long-standing dilemma faced by cultural historians: while made during a period of totalitarian government, these films are neither propagandistic nor openly "Fascist." Instead, the Italian Fascist regime attempted to build ideological consensus by erasing markers of class and regional difference and by circulating terms for an imaginary national identity. Cinema and Fascism investigates the complex relationship between the totalitarian regime and Italian cinema. It looks at the films themselves, the industry, and the role of cinema in daily life, and offers new insights into this important but neglected period in cinema history.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Illustrations

Preface

Introduction

1. Amnesia and Historical Memory

2. The Political Economy of Italian Cinema, 1922-1943

3. Leisure Time, Historiography, and Spectatorship

4. Italy and America: Fascination and (Re)Negotiation

5. The Fascist Codex

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-217) and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

9786612772306

9781282772304

1282772309

9780520941281

0520941284

OCLC:

733997345