Vampires in Italian cinema, 1956-1975 /

Demonstrates how and why the transnational figure of the vampire was appropriated by Italian genre filmmakers between 1956 and 1975.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Guarneri, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Vampire films.
Motion pictures, Italian.
Cinéma italien.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Direction & Production.
Motion pictures, Italian
Vampire films
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Figures and tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • PART I THE INDUSTRIAL CONTEXT
  • 1. The Italian fi lm industry (1945-1985)
  • 2. Italian vampire cinema (1956-1975)
  • PART II VAMPIRE SEX AND VAMPIRE GENDER
  • 3. Female vampires
  • 4. Male vampires
  • PART III SANGUINE ECONOMY, BLOODY POLITIC
  • 5. Vampires of the late 1950s and early 1960s
  • 6. Post-1968 vampires
  • Appendix A: Three Italian vampire fi lms that were never made
  • Appendix B: Files from the Italian Show Business Bureau fonds
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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