Mavericks of Italian cinema : eight unorthodox filmmakers, 1940s-2000s /

Drawing from official papers and original scripts, this book includes previously unpublished information on the works and lives of post-World War II filmmakers Pier Carpi, Alberto Cavallone, Riccardo Ghione, Giulio Questi, Brunello Rondi, Paolo Spinola, Augusto Tretti and Nello Vegezzi.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Curti, Roberto, 1971- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
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Table of Contents:
  • A note on the essential filmographies
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Pier Carpi: the man who would be Cagliostro
  • Alberto Cavallone: the wild eye of excess
  • Riccardo Ghione: before and after the revolution
  • Giulio Questi: the man with nine lives
  • Brunello Rondi: the poet of obsession
  • Paolo Spinola: rather die than be defiled
  • Augusto Tretti: the Don Quixote of Italian cinema
  • Nello Vegezzi: the baron in the trees.