Fame Amid the Ruins

Italian Film Stardom in the Age of Neorealism
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-78920-001-0
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 708 g

Italian cinema gave rise to a number of the best-known films of the postwar years, from Rome Open City to Bicycle Thieves. Although some neorealist film-makers would have preferred to abolish stars altogether, the public adored them and producers needed their help in relaunching the national film industry. This book explores the many conflicts that arose in Italy between 1945 and 1953 over stars and stardom, offering intimate studies of the careers of both well-known and less familiar figures, shedding new light on the close relationship forged between cinema and society during a time of political transition and shifting national identities.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gundle, Stephen

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Einzelne Filmschauspieler, Filmregisseure, Drehbuchautoren
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Introduction

PART I: ITALIAN CINEMA AND SOCIETY, 1945-52

Chapter 1. Postwar Cinema and the Challenges of Democracy

Chapter 2. The Film Industry from Fascism to the Cold War

Chapter 3. The Transformation of the Star System

Chapter 4. The Public, Film-Going and the Stars

PART II: STARDOM, ANTI-FASCISM AND NEOREALISM

Chapter 5. Massimo Girotti: Proletarian Apollo

Chapter 6. Clara Calamai: The Suspension of Glamour

Chapter 7. Aldo Fabrizi: Nostalgia and Popular Culture

Chapter 8. Anna Magnani: Authenticity and the Star Persona

Chapter 9. Andrea Checchi: Shadows of Defeat

PART III: POPULAR IDOLS FOR NEW TIMES

Chapter 10. Totò: Jester of the Republic

Chapter 11. Silvana Mangano: Beauty and Stardom

Chapter 12. Amedeo Nazzari: The Hero Domesticated

Chapter 13. Silvana Pampanini:  Dream Girl of the Masses

Chapter 14. Raf Vallone: The Physiognomy of Fame

PART IV: RECONFIGURATIONS OF STARDOM

Chapter 17. The Non-Professional Actor and Low Definition Stardom

Chapter 18. Co-productions and the International Stardom

Conclusion

Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Gundle, Stephen
Stephen Gundle is Professor of Film and Television Studies at the University of Warwick. He is the author of several books and many articles about modern and contemporary Italy. His most recent volumes are Death and the Dolce Vita: The Dark Side of Rome in the 1950s (Canongate, 2011) and Mussolini’s Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy (Berghahn, 2013).