Beyond the Latin lover
Subtitle: Marcello Mastroianni, masculinity, and Italian cinema
By: Jacqueline Reich.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
Subjects: Mastroianni, Marcello, 1924- -- Criticism and interpretation.; Latin lovers in motion pictures.; Masculinity in motion pictures.
Description: Marcello Mastroianni is considered by many to be the consummate symbol of Italian masculinity. In this work, Jacqueline Reich goes behind the popular image to reveal a figure at odds with and out of place in the unstable political, social and sexual climate of post-war Italy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-216) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. In the beginning: Mastroianni, masculinity, and Italian cinema; title: 2. Undressing the Latin lover: La dolce vita, fashion, and Italian masculinity; title: 3. Masculinity, Sicilian style: Il bell'Antonio and divorce, Italian style; title: 4. "Remember, it's a comedy": Mastroianni in the films of Federico Fellini; title: 5. The inetto versus the unruly woman: Mastroianni and Sophia Loren; title: 6. Remembrance of films past: Mastroianni and the aging male body.