A Certain Realism, 9780520078550
Paperback
Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975) was arguably the most complex director of postwar Italian cinema. His films - “Accattone”, “The Canterbury Tales”, “Medea”, “Salo” - continue to challenge and entertain new generations of moviegoers. This title studies Pasolini’s cinematic realism, in theory and in practice.
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A Certain Realism

making use of pasolini's film theory and practice

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    368 pages

  • Release Date

    15 July 1993

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Summary

Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975) was arguably the most complex director of postwar Italian cinema. His films-Accattone, The Canterbury Tales, Medea, Saló-continue to challenge and entertain new generations of moviegoers. A leftist, a homosexual, and a distinguished writer of fiction, poetry, and criticism, Pasolini once claimed that “a certain realism” informed his filmmaking.Masterfully combining analyses of Pasolini’s literary and theoretical writings and of all his films, Maurizio Viano off…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780520078550
ISBN-10:0520078551
Author:Maurizio Viano
Publisher:University of California Press
Imprint:University of California Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:15 July 1993
Weight:598g
Dimensions:30mm x 230mm x 154mm
About The Author

Maurizio Viano

Maurizio Viano is Associate Professor of Italian at Wellesley College.

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