Fellini's Eternal Rome: Paganism and Christianity in the Films of Federico Fellini

by Alessandro Carrera

Book Overview

*** Winner of the2019 Flaiano Prize in the category Italian Studies ***

In Fellini's Eternal Rome, Alessandro Carrera explores the co-existence and conflict of paganism and Christianity in the works of Federico Fellini. By combining source analysis, cultural history and jargon-free psychoanalytic film theory, Carrera introduces the reader to a new appreciation of Fellini's work.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474297617
• ISBN13: 9781474297615
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"