The History of Italian Cinema: A Guide to Italian Film from Its Origins to the Twenty-First Century

A guide to Italian film. It traces the history of filmmaking in Italy, since its origins in the silent era through its golden age in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, and its subsequent decline to its resurgence. It covers more than 1,500 films, discussing renowned masters, as well as directors lesser known outside Italy.

• | Author: Gian Piero Brunetta, Jeremy Parzen
• | Publisher: Princeton University Press
• | Publication Date: May 01, 2011
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780691119892
• | ISBN-10: 0691119899