Fascism in Film: The Italian Commercial Cinema, 1931-1943 (Princeton Legacy Library, 11)

Through her study of the narrative themes and strategies of Italian commercial sound films of the fascist era, Marcia Landy shows that cultural life under fascism was not monopolized by official propaganda. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Through her study of the narrative themes and strategies of Italian commercial sound films of the fascist era, Marcia Landy shows that cultural life under fascism was not monopolized by official propaganda. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905 CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PREFACE INTRODUCTION. Remembrance of Things Past Generation and Gender CHAPTER ONE. The Children Are Watching Us CHAPTER TWO. Women, Penitents, and Performers CHAPTER THREE. A Man for All Seasons Genres CHAPTER FOUR. The Forms of History CHAPTER FIVE. The Comic Vision of Work and Play CHAPTER SIX. The Family Melodrama BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX Marcia Landy. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [331]-338.