Stars and Masculinities in Contemporary Italian Cinema [electronic resource] /
O'Rawe, C.author.
Stars and Masculinities in Contemporary Italian Cinema is the first book to explore contemporary male stars and cinematic constructions of masculinity in Italy. Uniting star analysis with a detailed consideration of the masculinities that are dominating current Italian cinema, the study addresses the supposed crisis of masculinity.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Stars and Masculinities in Contemporary Italian Cinema is the first book to explore contemporary male stars and cinematic constructions of masculinity in Italy. Uniting star analysis with a detailed consideration of the masculinities that are dominating current Italian cinema, the study addresses the supposed crisis of masculinity.
Introduction: trouble men: masculinity, stardom, and Italian cinema -- Mad about the boy: teen stars and serious actors -- Comedy and masculinity, Italian style -- Boys don't cry: weeping fathers, absent mothers and male melodrama -- The last real men: romanzo criminale -- Brothers in arms: history and masculinity in the anni di piombo -- Impersonating men: history, biopics and performance -- Afterword.
Motion pictures—European influences.
Motion pictures and television.
Sociology.
Motion pictures—History.
European Cinema and TV.
Screen Studies.
Gender Studies.
Film History.