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Mario Bava : the artisan as Italian horror auteur / Leon Hunt.
Van Pelt Library PN1998.3.B385 H86 2023
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hunt, Leon, 1961- author.
- Series:
- Global exploitation cinemas
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Italy.
- Bava, Mario, 1914-1980--Criticism and interpretation.
- Bava, Mario.
- Horror films--Italy--History and criticism.
- Horror films.
- Auteur theory (Motion pictures).
- Motion pictures--Italy--History--20th century.
- Motion pictures.
- Motion picture producers and directors--Italy--Biography.
- Motion picture producers and directors.
- Bava, Mario, 1914-1980.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History
- Physical Description:
- 227 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm.
- Edition:
- Paperback edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2023.
- Summary:
- "A study of the Italian horror director Mario Bava, exploring issues in authorship, genre, and film style, and examining the reception of his films and reputation as cult auteur"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Between expendability and connoisseurship
- situating Bava
- Artisan or auteur/artisan as auteur
- Bava and authorship
- Navigating filoni
- from Hercules to il gotico italiano
- Il giallo all'italiana
- Bava and the Italian-style thriller
- The poetics of 'Serie B'
- Bava and film style
- 'Grandi stronzate'? Critical reception and reputation.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1501390856
- 9781501390852
- OCLC:
- 1346214381
- Publisher Number:
- 90100494794
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