Spaghetti Westerns at the Crossroads
Subtitle: Studies in Relocation, Transition and Appropriation
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780748695454
Subjects: Motion pictures
Description: What links Italian neorealism to 'Django Unchained' and Bollywood song-and-dance to Eastern Bloc film distribution? As this volume illustrates, the answers lie in the Spaghetti Western genre. This object of fascination and affection for fans, filmmakers and academics alike arose from a diverse confluence of cultural strands, and remains the inspiration for many more, making the Western allitaliana a pivotal moment in cinematic history. Bringing together new research on this phenomenon from leading international scholars, this collection revisits the genres cultural significance and considers its on-going influence on international film industries.