The history of cinema, and notably that of post-war Italian
cinema, can only be understood adequately in the context of other
contiguous cultural disciplines. World literature, including that
of France, Germany, and Russia, played a key role in the
development of post-war Italian film and the cinematic technique it
has come to embody. Moving away from the usual modes of defining
this period--a trajectory that begins with neorealism and ends with
Bertolucci--author Carlo Testa offers proof that coming to terms
with literary texts is an essential step toward understanding the
motion pictures they influenced.
The means of recreating literature for the screen has changed
drastically over the last half-century, as has the impact of
different national traditions on Italian cinema. Testa's work is
the first to explicitly and deliberately link postwar Italian
cinema to general intellectual concerns such as the relationship
between literary authors and cinematic auteurs. Moreover, his
analysis of the impact of French, German, and Russian cultures on
Italy brings forth a new reading of Italian cinema, a new paradigm
for exploring complex issues of authorship, culture, and art.
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