Cinema, Gender, and Everyday Space [electronic resource] : Comedy, Italian Style /
Fullwood, Natalie.author.
Commedia all'italiana, or Comedy, Italian style, became popular at a time of great social change. This book, utilizing comedies produced in Italy from 1958-70, examines the genre's representation of gender in the everyday spaces of beaches and nightclubs, offices, cars, and kitchens, through the exploration of key spatial motifs.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction Gender, Space, and Comedy, Italian Style; Part I Contexts; Chapter 1 Cinema, Space, Gender; Chapter 2 Comedy, Italian Style; Part II Spaces; Chapter 3 Bodies, Bikinis, and Bras: Beaches and Nightclubs in Comedy, Italian Style; Chapter 4 Masculinity at Work: Offices in Comedy, Italian Style; Chapter 5 Driving Passions: Cars in Comedy, Italian Style; Chapter 6 Recipe for Change: Kitchens in Comedy, Italian Style; Conclusion; Notes; Filmography; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
Commedia all'italiana, or Comedy, Italian style, became popular at a time of great social change. This book, utilizing comedies produced in Italy from 1958-70, examines the genre's representation of gender in the everyday spaces of beaches and nightclubs, offices, cars, and kitchens, through the exploration of key spatial motifs.
Motion pictures-European influences.
Motion pictures-History.
Sociology.
European Cinema and TV.
Film History.
Gender Studies.