Spaghetti Westerns at the crossroads : studies in relocation, transition and appropriation / edited by Austin Fisher.
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 div...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
[2016]
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| Summary: | 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 allìtaliana 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. |
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| Item Description: | Filmography: pages 279-289. |
| Physical Description: | vii, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780748695454 0748695451 |