The Discourse of Italian Cinema and Beyond: Let Cinema Speak

by Roberta Piazza

Book Overview

Roberta Piazza's book is a linguistic investigation of the dialogue of Italian cinema covering a selection of films from the 1950s to the present day. It looks at how speech is dealt with in studies of the cinema and tackles the lack of engagement with dialogue in film studies.

It explores the representation of discourse in cinema -- the way particular manifestations of verbal interaction are reproduced in film. Whereas 'representation'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441178872
• ISBN13: 9781441178879
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"