{"product_id":"italian-film-in-the-present-tense-hardback-9781487546182","title":"Italian Film in the Present Tense (Hardback) 9781487546182","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eItalian Film in the Present Tense\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMillicent Marcus (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487546182\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 February 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e290 pages, 28 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 2.8 cm, 0.52 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor observers of the European film scene, Federico Fellini\u0026amp;#x2019;s death in 1993 came to stand for the demise of Italian cinema as a whole. Exploring an eclectic sampling of works from the new millennium, \u003ci\u003eItalian Film in the Present Tens\u003c\/i\u003ee confronts this narrative of decline with strong evidence to the contrary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMillicent Marcus highlights Italian cinema\u0026amp;#x2019;s new sources of industrial strength, its re-placement of the Rome-centred studio system with regional film commissions, its contemporary breakthroughs on the aesthetic front, and its vital engagement with the changing economic and socio-political circumstances in twenty-first-century Italian life. Examining works that stand out for their formal brilliance and their moral urgency, the book presents a series of fourteen case studies, featuring analyses of such renowned films as \u003ci\u003eIl Divo, Gomorrah, The Great Beauty, We Have a Pope, The Mafia Only Kills in the Summer,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFire at Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, along with lesser-known works deserving of serious critical scrutiny. In doing so, \u003ci\u003eItalian Film in the Present Tense\u003c\/i\u003e contests the widely held perception of a medium languishing in its \"post-Fellini\" moment, and instead acknowledges the ethical persistence and forward-looking currents of Italian cinema in the present tense. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: An Overview\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMafias \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Toward a New Language of Engagement for the New Millennium:\u003cbr\u003eMarco Tullio Giordana\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003cem\u003eThe One Hundred Steps\u003c\/em\u003e, 2000\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Anti-Mafia Martyr Film Takes an Unexpected Turn:\u003cbr\u003ePierfrancesco Diliberto\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003cem\u003eThe Mafia Only Kills in the Summer\u003c\/em\u003e, 2013\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. \"This Is Not a Crime Film\": \u003cbr\u003eMichele Placido\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003cem\u003eCrime Novel,\u003c\/em\u003e 2005\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. \"The Normality of Devastation\":\u003cbr\u003eMatteo Garrone\u0026amp;#x2019;s\u003cem\u003e Gomorrah\u003c\/em\u003e, 2008\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeo-regionalism\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. \"Non per vacanza, ma per viverci!\" (Not to Vacation, but to Live Here!): \u003cbr\u003eGiorgio Diritti\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003cem\u003eThe Wind Blows Round\u003c\/em\u003e, 2005\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Child as the \"Custodian of Future Memory\":\u003cbr\u003eGiorgio Diritti\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Is to Come\u003c\/em\u003e, 2009\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMigrants\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Channeling the Geographic Unconscious:\u003cbr\u003eFederico Bondi\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003cem\u003eBlack Sea\u003c\/em\u003e, 2009 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. \"Your Position Please\":\u003cbr\u003eGianfranco Rosi\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003cem\u003eFire at Sea\u003c\/em\u003e, 2016\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeadership\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Ironist and the Auteur:\u003cbr\u003ePaolo Sorrentino\u0026amp;#x2019;s\u003cem\u003e Il Divo\u003c\/em\u003e, 2008\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Liberating the Left: Toward a Humanist Language of Engagement for a Post-Political Age:\u003cbr\u003eRoberto Andò\u0026amp;#x2019;s\u003cem\u003e Long Live Liber\u003c\/em\u003ety, 2013  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. The Pontiff and the Shrink:\u003cbr\u003eNanni Moretti\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003cem\u003eWe Have a Pope\u003c\/em\u003e, 2011\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. \"It Ended the Way It Should Have\":\u003cbr\u003eFrancesca Comencini\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003cem\u003eThe Blank Space\u003c\/em\u003e, 2008\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Comic Relief:\u003cbr\u003eRiccardo Milani\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003cem\u003eDon\u0026amp;#x2019;t Stop Me Now\u003c\/em\u003e, 2019 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a Category unto Itself\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Hidden Beneath the \"Blah Blah Blah\":\u003cbr\u003ePaolo Sorrentino\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003cem\u003eThe Great Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e, 2013\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595896385816,"sku":"9781487546182","price":45.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/italian-film-in-the-present-tense-hardback-9781487546182","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}