Stardom, Italian Style: Screen Performance and Personality in Italian Cinema

by Marcia Landy

Marcia Landy examines the history of Italian celebrity culture and ponders the changing qualities of stardom in the 20th and 21st centuries. She considers the historical conditions for the rise of stardom in the context of various media, from the silent era to contemporary media, tracking how stardom shapes national and international identities.

The phenomenon of the diva in the early European cinema, the invention of new stars in the sound...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253220084
• ISBN13: 9780253220080
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher