Masculinity and Italian Cinema: Sexual Politics, Social Conflict and Male Crisis

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Masculinity and Italian Cinema by Sergio Rigoletto A study of how Italian films re-envisage male identity in response to sexual liberation. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Italian cinema has traditionally used the trope of an inadequate man in crisis to reflect on the countrys many social and political upheavals. Masculinity and Italian Cinema examines how this preoccupation with male identity becomes especially acute in the 1970s when a set of more diverse and inclusive images of men emerge in response to the rise of feminism and gay liberation. Through an analysis of the way Italian films explore anxieties about male sexuality and femininity, the book shows how such anxieties also intersect with particular preoccupations about national identity and political engagement. This is an essential study-tool to understand the multiple constructions of masculinity in Italian cinema, helping students and researchers to understand the work of some of Italys most provocative filmmakers.Key Features* Re-examines key Italian films, including Bernardo Bertoluccis The Conformist, Ettore Scolas A Special Day, Pier Paolo Pasolinis Theorem and Lina Wertmllers The Seduction of Mim, in the light of gender and queer theory.* Covers the major thematic concerns, genres and stylistic traits of 1970s Italian political cinema* Analyses the broader cultural context of 1970s Italy, including sections on Italian feminism, Gay liberation and the post-68 social movements. Flap Through careful historicisation, theoretical argumentation and scrupulous formal analysis, Sergio Rigoletto reveals 1970s Italian cinema as a peculiarly rich archive for thinking through the impasses and complexities of masculinity and its representation. This book refreshes and enlarges our understanding of the cinematic and sexual politics of this crucial period.John David Rhodes, University of SussexMasculinity and Italian Cinema offers a bold and convincing new reading of Italian cinema of the 1970s as a period of self-conscious reflection on the meaning of masculinity. Rigolettos fascinating close readings of key films and lucid application of theory bring gender politics into the mainstream of Italian film history.Danielle Hipkins, University of ExeterHow did Italian cinema of the 1970s re-envision masculinity in response to sexual liberation? What role did broader socio-politicalconcerns of the time play in this re-definition? To what extent did this re-envisioning of masculinity intersect with concurrent debates about the function of cinema as a political medium and a mass cultural phenomenon?Masculinity and Italian Cinema takes the 1970s as an especially instructive period for rethinking the traditional trope of an inadequate male in crisis within Italian cinema. It explores how masculinity functioned in several films of the 1970s as a charged allegory for the many socio-political lacerations of the Italian nation and as a site of conflict and radical interrogation of ideas about gender and sexuality. Sergio Rigoletto re-examines a number of key films, including Bernardo Bertoluccis The Conformist, Federico Fellinis City of Women, Ettore Scolas A Special Day, Pier Paolo Pasolinis Teorema and Lina Wertm Author Biography Sergio Rigoletto is Assistant Professor of Italian and Cinema Studies at the University of Oregon. Table of Contents Introduction 1. Male Crisis: between Apocalypse and Nostalgia Envisaging the End: Bye Bye Monkey and The Last Woman Nostalgic Retrievals, Regression and Malizia Fearing Loss, Performing Power Reversal: City of Women 2. Contesting National Memory: Male Dilemmas and Oedipal Scenarios Questioning the Father as a Point of Origin: The Spiders Stratagem The Oedipal Journey and the Return of the Repressed in The Conformist 3. Undoing Genre, Undoing Masculinity Gendered Laughter in The Seduction of Mim Promotional A study of how Italian films re-envisage male identity in response to sexual liberation Long Description Italian cinema has traditionally used the trope of an inadequate man in crisis to reflect on the countrys many social and political upheavals. Masculinity and Italian Cinema examines how this preoccupation with male identity becomes especially acute in the 1970s when a set of more diverse and inclusive images of men emerge in response to the rise of feminism and gay liberation. Through an analysis of the way Italian films explore anxieties about male sexuality and femininity, the book shows how such anxieties also intersect with particular preoccupations about national identity and political engagement. This is an essential study-tool to understand the multiple constructions of masculinity in Italian cinema, helping students and researchers to understand the work of some of Italys most provocative filmmakers. Key Features* Re-examines key Italian films, including Bernardo Bertoluccis The Conformist, Ettore Scolas A Special Day, Pier Paolo Pasolinis Theorem and Lina Wertmllers The Seduction of Mim, in the light of gender and queer theory.* Covers the major thematic concerns, genres and stylistic traits of 1970s Italian political cinema* Analyses the broader cultural context of 1970s Italy, including sections on Italian feminism, Gay liberation and the post-68 social movements. Review Quote Masculinity and Italian cinema offers a bold and convincing new reading of Italian cinema of the 1970s as a period of self-conscious reflection on the meaning of masculinity. Rigolettos fascinating close readings of key films and lucid application of theory bring gender politics into the mainstream of Italian film history. Promotional "Headline" A study of how Italian films re-envisage male identity in response to sexual liberation Description for Reader A study of how Italian films re-envisage male identity in response to sexual liberation How did Italian cinema of the 1970s re-envision masculinity in response to sexual liberation? What role did broader socio-political concerns of the time play in this re-definition? To what extent did this re-envisioning of masculinity intersect with concurrent debates about the function of cinema as a political medium and a mass cultural phenomenon? Masculinity and Italian Cinematakes the 1970s as an especially instructive period for rethinking the traditional trope of an inadequate male in crisis within Italian cinema. It explores how masculinity functioned in several films of the 1970s as a charged allegory for the many socio-political lacerations of the Italian nation and as a site of conflict and radical interrogation of ideas about gender and sexuality. Sergio Rigoletto re-examines a number of key films, including Bernardo Bertoluccis The Conformist, Federico Fellinis City of Women, Ettore Scolas A Special Day, Pier Paolo Pasolinis Teoremaand Lina Wertm Description for Sales People A study of how Italian films re-envisage male identity in response to sexual liberation Italian cinema has traditionally used the trope of an inadequate man in crisis to reflect on the countrys many social and political upheavals. Masculinity and Italian Cinema examines how this preoccupation with male identity becomes especially acute in the 1970s when a set of more diverse and inclusive images of men emerge in response to the rise of feminism and gay liberation. It re-examines key Italian films, including Bernardo Bertoluccis The Conformist, Ettore Scolas A Special Day, Pier Paolo Pasolinis Theorem and Lina Wertm Description for Teachers/Educators Film; Italian cinema; Italian Studies Details ISBN0748654542 Author Sergio Rigoletto Publisher Edinburgh University Press Year 2014 ISBN-10 0748654542 ISBN-13 9780748654543 Format Hardcover Imprint Edinburgh University Press Subtitle Sexual Politics, Social Conflict and Male Crisis in the 1970s Place of Publication Edinburgh Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 791.430945 Birth 1977 Short Title MASCULINITY & ITALIAN CINEMA Language English Media Book UK Release Date 2014-07-31 Publication Date 2014-07-31 NZ Release Date 2014-07-31 Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 2014-10-13 Pages 176 Illustrations 40 black and white illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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