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

by Gian-piero Brunetta

The History of Italian Cinema is the most comprehensive guide to Italian film ever published. Written by the foremost scholar of Italian cinema and presented here for the first time in English, this landmark book traces the complete history of filmmaking in Italy, from its origins in the silent era through its golden age in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, and its subsequent decline to its resurgence today.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691119899
• ISBN13: 9780691119892
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"