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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New York, NY
Berghahn Books
2013
Berghahn Books, Incorporated |
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| ISBN: | 9781782382447, 1782382453, 9781782382454, 1782382445 |
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Table of Contents:
- Mussolini’s dream factory : film stardom in fascist Italy -- Table of Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I. Fascism, Cinema and Stardom -- 1. Italian Cinema under Fascism -- 2. The Creation of a Star System -- 3. Stars and Commercial Culture -- 4. The Public and the Stars -- Part II. Italian Stars of the Fascist Era -- 5. The National Star: Isa Miranda -- 6. The Matinée Idol: Vittorio De Sica -- 7. Everybody's Fiancée: Assia Noris -- 8. The Star as Hero: Amedeo Nazzari -- 9. The Uniformed Role Model: Fosco Giachetti -- 10. The Photogenic Beauty: Alida Valli -- 11. The Duce's Whim: Miria Di San Servolo -- Part III. The Aftermath of Stardom -- 12. Civil War, Liberation and Reconstruction -- 13. Survival, Memory and Forgetting -- Bibliography -- Index.
- Front Matter Table of Contents List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction 1: Italian Cinema under Fascism 2: The Creation of a Star System 3: Stars and Commercial Culture 4: The Public and the Stars 5: The National Star: 6: The Matinée Idol: 7: Everybody’s Fiancée: 8: The Star as Hero: 9: The Uniformed Role Model: 10: The Photogenic Beauty: 11: The Duce’s Whim: 12: Civil War, Liberation and Reconstruction 13: Survival, Memory and Forgetting Bibliography Index
- Mussolini's Dream Factory -- Mussolini's Dream Factory - Film Stardom in Fascist Italy - Stephen Gundle -- Table of Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- PART I - Fascism, Cinema and Stardom -- 1 - Italian Cinema under Fascism -- 2 - The Creation of a Star System -- 3 - Stars and Commercial Culture -- 4 - The Public and the Stars -- PART II - Italian Stars of the Fascist Era -- 5 - The National Star - Isa Miranda -- 6 - The Matinée Idol - Vittorio De Sica -- 7 - Everybody's Fiancée - Assia Noris -- 8 - The Star as Hero - Amedeo Nazzari -- 9 - The Uniformed Role Model - Fosco Giachetti -- 10 - The Photogenic Beauty - Alida Valli -- 11 - The Duce's Whim - Miria Di San Servolo -- PART III - The Aftermath of Stardom -- 12 - Civil War, Liberation and Reconstruction -- 13 - Survival, Memory and Forgetting -- Bibliography -- Index