Mussolini’s dream factory film stardom in fascist Italy

The intersection between film stardom and politics is an understudied phenomenon of Fascist Italy, despite the fact that the Mussolini regime deemed stardom important enough to warrant sustained attention and interference. Focused on the period from the start of sound cinema to the final end of Fasc...

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Main Author: Gundle, Stephen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Berghahn Books 2013
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Edition:1
Subjects:
20th century
APB
APFA
Biography & Autobiography
Entertainment & Performing Arts
Fascism and motion pictures
Fascism and motion pictures-Italy-History
Film & Video
Film Studies
History
History & Criticism
Italy
Motion picture actors and actresses
Motion picture actors and actresses-Italy
Motion pictures
Motion pictures-Italy-History-20th century
Performing Arts
ISBN:9781782382447, 1782382453, 9781782382454, 1782382445
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Summary:The intersection between film stardom and politics is an understudied phenomenon of Fascist Italy, despite the fact that the Mussolini regime deemed stardom important enough to warrant sustained attention and interference. Focused on the period from the start of sound cinema to the final end of Fascism in 1945, this book examines the development of an Italian star system and evaluates its place in film production and distribution. The performances and careers of several major stars, including Isa Miranda, Vittorio De Sica, Amedeo Nazzari, and Alida Valli, are closely analyzed in terms of their relationships to the political sphere and broader commercial culture, with consideration of their fates in the aftermath of Fascism. A final chapter explores the place of the stars in popular memory and representations of the Fascist film world in postwar cinema.
ISBN:9781782382447
1782382453
9781782382454
1782382445
DOI:10.1515/9781782382454