Italian Cinema Audiences Histories and Memories of Cinema-going in Post-war Italy

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Synopsis

We know a lot about the directors and stars of Italian cinema's heyday, from Roberto Rossellini to Sophia Loren. But what do we know about the Italian audiences that went to see their films? Based on the AHRC-funded project 'Italian Cinema Audiences 1945-60', Italian Cinema Audiences: Histories and Memories of Cinema-going in Post-war Italy draws upon the rich data collected by the project team (160 video interviews and 1000+ written questionnaires gathered from Italians aged 65 and over; archival material related to cinema distribution, exhibition and programming, box-office figures, and critical discussions of cinema from film journals and popular magazines of the period). For the first time, cinema's role in everyday Italian life, and its affective meaning when remembered by older people, are enriched with industrial analyses of the booming Italian film sector of the period, as well as contextual data from popular and specialized magazines.

Book details

Series:
Topics and Issues in National Cinema
Author:
Danielle Hipkins, Silvia Dibeltulo, Catherine O'Rawe, Daniela Treveri Gennari, Sarah Culhane
ISBN:
9781501347696
Related ISBNs:
9781501347689
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2021-03-07
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2020
Copyright by:
Daniela Treveri Gennari, Catherine O’Rawe, Danielle Hipkins, Silvia Dibeltulo, Sarah Culhane 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Art and Architecture, Entertainment, History, Nonfiction