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Histories and Memories of Cinema-going in Post-war Italy
Italian Cinema Audiences
Histories and Memories of Cinema-going in Post-war Italy
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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.
Table of Contents
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Foreword by Professor Martin Barker
Introduction
Part I. THE ACTIVITY OF CINEMA-GOING
1. Cinemas, exhibition practices and topographical memories
2. Only entertainment?: memories inside and outside the cinema
Part II. FILMS: GENRE, TASTE, AND POPULAR MEMORY
3. Audiences and film genre
4. 'Back then I believed in the nation - I don't anymore': re-visiting national film canon through audience memories
Part III. GENDER AND CINEMA-GOING
5. A girls' eye view of post-war Italian cinema
6. Beyond 'belle e brave': female stars and audiences
7. Narrative imaginings of masculinity through cinema
Conclusions
Appendix 1: Questionnaire
Appendix 2: Video-Interview
Appendix 3: List of Thematic Areas
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | Apr 21 2022 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 240 |
| ISBN | 9781501369339 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 25 bw illus |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Series | Topics and Issues in National Cinema |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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