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Highlights
- Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975) was arguably the most complex director of postwar Italian cinema.
- About the Author: Maurizio Viano is Associate Professor of Italian at Wellesley College.
- 368 Pages
- Performing Arts, Film
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About the Book
"Superb. . . . In its careful handling of the biographical and the autobiographical, the factual and the speculative, this book will become a model for how studies of individual directors should be done in the future."--Peter Brunette, author of "Roberto Rossellini"Book Synopsis
Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975) was arguably the most complex director of postwar Italian cinema. His films-Accattone, The Canterbury Tales, Medea, Saló-continue to challenge and entertain new generations of moviegoers. A leftist, a homosexual, and a distinguished writer of fiction, poetry, and criticism, Pasolini once claimed that "a certain realism" informed his filmmaking.Masterfully combining analyses of Pasolini's literary and theoretical writings and of all his films, Maurizio Viano offers the first thorough study of Pasolini's cinematic realism, in theory and in practice. He finds that Pasolini's cinematic career exemplifies an "expressionistic realism" that acknowledges its subjective foundation instead of striving for an impossible objectivity.
Focusing on the personal and expressionistic dimensions of Pasolini's cinema, Viano also argues that homosexuality is present in the films in ways that critics have thus far failed to acknowledge. Sure to generate controversy among film scholars, Italianists, and fans of the director's work, this accessible film-by-film treatment is an ideal companion for anyone watching Pasolini's films on video.
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"Superb. . . . In its careful handling of the biographical and the autobiographical, the factual and the speculative, this book will become a model for how studies of individual directors should be done in the future."--Peter Brunette, author of Roberto RosselliniAbout the Author
Maurizio Viano is Associate Professor of Italian at Wellesley College.Dimensions (Overall): 8.98 Inches (H) x 5.97 Inches (W) x .98 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.19 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 368
Genre: Performing Arts
Sub-Genre: Film
Publisher: University of California Press
Theme: History & Criticism
Format: Paperback
Author: Maurizio Viano
Language: English
Street Date: July 15, 1993
TCIN: 1005133400
UPC: 9780520078550
Item Number (DPCI): 247-12-5980
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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