LEADER 03071nam 2200625 450 001 9910820286503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4619-5453-3 010 $a1-78238-245-3 024 7 $a10.1515/9781782382454 035 $a(CKB)2670000000494402 035 $a(EBL)1578643 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001061386 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12397413 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001061386 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11098731 035 $a(PQKB)11372626 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1578643 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1578643 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10816214 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL550462 035 $a(OCoLC)865508221 035 $a(DE-B1597)635995 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781782382454 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000494402 100 $a20130605d2013 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMussolini's dream factory $efilm stardom in fascist Italy /$fStephen Gundle 210 1$aNew York :$cBerghahn Books,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (336 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-78533-041-1 311 $a1-78238-244-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Fascism, cinema and stardom. Italian cinema under fascism -- The creation of a star system -- Stars and commercial culture -- The public and the stars -- Italian stars of the Fascist Era. The national star: Isa Miranda -- The matine idol: Vittorio De Sica -- Everybody's fiance: Assia Noris -- The star as hero: Amedeo Nazzari -- The uniformed role model: Fosco Giachetti -- The photogenic beauty: Alida Valli -- The Duce's whim: Miria Di San Servolo -- The aftermath of stardom. Civil war, liberation and reconstruction -- Survival, memory and forgetting. 330 $a This book offers the first extended analysis of film stardom in Fascist Italy, focusing on the period from the start of sound cinema to the final end of Fascism in 1945. The author examines the development of an Italian star system, evaluates its place in film production and distribution, and explores its relationships with the political sphere and with broader commercial culture. The popular press, along with other evidence, is used to assess the extent of public engagement with film stars. Several major stars, including Isa Miranda, Vittorio De Sica, Amedeo Nazzari and Alida Valli, are cl 606 $aMotion pictures$zItaly$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aMotion picture actors and actresses$zItaly 606 $aFascism and motion pictures$zItaly$xHistory 615 0$aMotion pictures$xHistory 615 0$aMotion picture actors and actresses 615 0$aFascism and motion pictures$xHistory. 676 $a791.430945 700 $aGundle$b Stephen$f1956-$0312765 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820286503321 996 $aMussolini's dream factory$94101847 997 $aUNINA