This book is the first comprehensive study of the representation of woman in Italian films of the twentieth century. INDICE: - Introduction - Cabiria: Women in the Italian Colossals - Woman-as-Spectacle in Love Story Films - 'Mothers of Italy': the Legacy of Fascism inItalian Cinema - Women in Neorealism - A Woman's Search for Change and Meaningful Relationships in the Films of the Fifties - Women and Men as Victims of Violence and Alienation in the Films of the Sixties - The Sexual Power Game andits Impact on Women and Men in the Films of the Seventies - Decentering the Masculine and Spotlighting the Feminine in Films of the Eighties - 'Female Agency' in the Films of the Nineties - Concluding Remarks
- ISBN: 978-0-230-62287-6
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 264
- Fecha Publicación: 17/03/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés