A History of Italian Cinema
"Prior to this year—with the English translation of Gian Piero Brunetta'sThe History of Italian Cinemaand this definitive rewrite and update of Bondanella's best-sellingItalian Cinema, first published in 1983—there have been few encompassing histories of Italian cinema for the English-speaking world. Bondanella chronologically examines the development of cinema, and his uncommon analysis and accreditation of B movies reveal a layer of national identity previously marginalized or unconsidered. Of equal rarity are the detailed attention given to directors and the balanced critical representation of most, if not all, of their work. A comprehensive primer conversationally delivered and generously seasoned with film stills and photographs.Verdict: This magnum opus of Italian film studies also contains what may be the most complete bibliography assembled on the subject. Important for students and cineastes, casuals and newbies."-Library Journal, STARRED Review"Likely to remain the standard work on the subject for years to come, Bondanella's book is a must-have for students and fans of Italian film."—Book News<!—[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning /> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas /> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables /> <w:SnapToGridInCell /> <w:WrapTextWithPunct /> <w:UseAsianBreakRules /> <w:DontGrowAutofit /> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument></xml><![endif]—><!—[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles></xml><![endif]—><style>!— /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal{mso-style-parent:"";margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;mso-fareast-}@page Section1{size:595.3pt 841.9pt;mso-header-mso-footer-mso-paper-source:0;}div.Section1{page:Section1;}—></style><!—[if gte mso 10]><style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-parent:"";mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;mso-para-mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;mso-ansi-language:#0400;mso-fareast-language:#0400;mso-bidi-language:#0400;}</style><![endif]—><span>"Documents the history from very long experience andresearch...especially good at identifying and summarising trends."</span><br  /><span><span style="font-style: italic;">The Stage, March 2010</span><br  /></span><br  /><br  /><br  />