The Maciste films of Italian silent cinema /

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Italian film star Bartolomeo Pagano's "Maciste" played a key role in his nation's narratives of identity during World War I and after. Jacqueline Reich traces the racial, class, and national transformations undergone by this Italian strongman from African slave in Cabiria (1914),...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Reich, Jacqueline, 1965- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2015]
Temas:
Pagano, Bartolomeo, > 1878-1947 > Criticism and interpretation.
Pagano, Bartolomeo, > 1878-1947.
1900-1999
Motion pictures > Italy > History > 20th century.
Masculinity in motion pictures.
Motion pictures > Political aspects > Italy.
Cinéma > Italie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Masculinité au cinéma.
PERFORMING ARTS / Reference
Motion pictures.
Motion pictures > Political aspects.
Film.
Music, Dance, Drama & Film.
Italy.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Why Maciste?
  • The birth of the strongman: Italian silent cinema, stardom, and genre
  • From slave to master: Cabiria (1914) and Maciste (1915)
  • Maciste goes to war: Maciste Alpino (1916)
  • Over there: the Maciste series, World War I, and American film culture
  • Love, labor, and leadership: the Maciste series and modernity, 1919-1922
  • Muscling the nation: Benito Mussolini and the Maciste films of the 1920s
  • Conclusion: The giant of the Dolomites and beyond
  • Appendix by Claudia Gianetto and Stella Dagna, translated by Maria Elena d'Amelio
  • Part 1: The restoration of the maciste series
  • Part 2: Maciste: in focus
  • Part 3: Filmography.

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