02979nam 2200625Ia 450 991045662350332120200520144314.01-282-45565-697866124556501-84150-303-7(CKB)2550000000002840(EBL)475770(OCoLC)646886131(SSID)ssj0000412567(PQKBManifestationID)11259213(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000412567(PQKBWorkID)10368132(PQKB)11551998(MiAaPQ)EBC475770(Au-PeEL)EBL475770(CaPaEBR)ebr10354168(CaONFJC)MIL245565(EXLCZ)99255000000000284020090721d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrBeauty and the beast[electronic resource] Italianness in British cinema /Elisabetta GirelliBristol ;Chicago, IL Intellect20091 online resource (186 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84150-244-8 Includes bibliographical references and filmography.Front Cover; Preliminary Pages; Contents; Abstract; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: History and Representation of Italian Immigrants in Britain; Chapter 2: Italianness in 1940's British Cinema; Chapter 3: Italianness and Masculinity in 1950's British Cinema; Chapter 4: The New Italian Glamour: Italian Film Stars in British Cinema from the Early 1950's to the Mid-1960's; Chapter 5: Italianness, British Cinema, and Thatcherism; Conclusion; Filmography; Works Cited; Back CoverRecent years have seen an increased interest in issues of national identity and representation, and cinema is a major medium where strands and layers of representational systems come together in cross-cultural dialogues. Beauty and the Beast provides an account of the specific development of depictions of Italy and the Italians in British cinema. Girelli draws upon cultural and social history to assess the ongoing function of "Italianness" in British film, and its crucial role in defining and challenging British national identity. Drawing on British literary and filmic tradition to analyse theMotion picturesGreat BritainHistoryItalians in motion picturesItaliansForeign public opinion, BritishItalyIn motion picturesElectronic books.Motion picturesHistory.Italians in motion pictures.ItaliansForeign public opinion, British.791.4365845808.823Girelli Elisabetta1027096MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456623503321Beauty and the beast2451673UNINA