| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 304 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The backdrop. Imagining America : US influence and American mythology in post-war Italy -- A Marxist's gotta do what a Marxist's gotta do : national identity and political violence on the Italian frontier -- The films. Go west, comrade! defining the absolute enemy -- Violent Mexico : 'crossing the border' into armed insurgency -- The legacy. Revolutionising violence : radical translation and postmodern residues in US cinema -- Along the radical spectrum -- Appendices. A. Highest grossing Italian westerns, 1962-1980 (domestic prima visione box-office returns) -- B. Italian western releases in Italy, 1962-1980 -- C. Italian western releases in the USA, 1962-1980 -- D. Corpus in US and UK reviews of fifty Italian westerns, 1965-1977 |
| Summary |
Though 1960s European cinema frequently reflected the shifting ideological tides which now characterise the era in the popular imagination, the complex and extensive relationship of the Italian - or 'Spaghetti' - Western to these political ferments has gone almost entirely unnoticed. Radical Frontiers in the Spaghetti Western fills this gap as the first in-depth analysis of militant political trends in the Italian Western. Providing a detailed, historically-grounded examination of the films of Damiano Damiani, Sergio Sollima and Sergio Corbucci, Austin Fisher reveals how and why these filmmake |
| Notes |
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Royal Holloway, University of London, 2009 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-288) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Spaghetti Westerns -- History and criticism
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Motion pictures -- Italy.
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Politics in motion pictures.
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Film: styles & genres.
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ART -- Film & Video.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Reference.
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Motion pictures
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Politics in motion pictures
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Spaghetti Westerns
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Italy
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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dissertations.
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011275042 |
| ISBN |
9780857720467 |
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0857720465 |
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1283380714 |
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9781283380713 |
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