Blood in the Streets - Histories of Violence in Italian Crime Cinema (Hardcover)

Blood in the Streets investigates the various ways in which 1970s Italian crime films were embedded in their immediate cultural and political contexts. The book analyses the emergence, proliferation and distribution of a range of popular film cycles (or filoni) - from conspiracy thrillers and vigilante films, to mafia and serial killer narratives - and examines what these reveal about their time and place. With industrial conditions geared around rapid production schedules and concentrated release patterns, the engagement in these films with both the contemporary political turmoil of 1970s Italy and the traumas of the nation's recent past offers a range of fascinating insights into the wider anxieties of this decade concerning the Second World War and its ongoing political aftermath.

General

Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2019
Authors:	Austin Fisher
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-4744-1172-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4744-1172-X
Barcode:	9781474411721

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