Mafia movies: a reader

by Renga, Dana

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Full title :Mafia movies : a reader / edited by Dana Renga

Summary

Rico 'Little Caesar' Bandello, Michael Corleone, and Tony Soprano are just some of the onscreen mafia figures that have fascinated audiences since cinema's inception. Portrayals of the Italian and Italian-American mafia, though, have differed markedly over time and across multiple cultures--from the Godfather trilogy to contemporary Italian films, and in works both by established producers like Martin Scorsese and emerging directors like Matteo Garrone

Mafia Movies encourages mafia aficionados to explore the rich variety of classics and rarities within the genre with provocative analyses of over forty films. The essays in this volume provide a comprehensive exploration of the myth of the mafia onscreen, identifying key features and connections to styles such as film noir, thrillers, and even westerns. Mafia Movies also questions whether there are uniquely American or Italian ways of depicting the mafia, exploring how filmmakers from both countries have approached the subject in divergent ways

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2011

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):University of Toronto Press
Place of Publication:Toronto
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011

The Physical Object

Description:xiv, 400 sider, tavler

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780802099693, 0802099696, 9780802096654, 0802096654
oclc:ocn770433011
LC Classification:PN1995.9.M23
Dewey Decimal:791.436556

Subjects

amerikansk film Criticism, interpretation, etc Film Films de gangsters -- Histoire et criti… Films de gangsters -- Histoire et criti… Gangster films Gangster films -- History and criticism… Gangster films -- History and criticism… Gangster films -- Italy Gangster films -- United States gangstere Gangsterfilm italiensk film Italy Mafia Mafia au cinéma Mafia in motion pictures tv-serier United States