Mavericks of Italian Cinema - Eight Unorthodox Filmmakers, 1940s-2000s

The history of Italian cinema includes, in addition to the renowned auteurs, a number of peculiar and lesser-known filmmakers.
While their artistry was often plagued with production setbacks, their works--influenced by poetry, playwriting, advertising, literature, comics and a nonconformist, sometimes antagonistic attitude--were original and thought provoking.
Drawing from official papers and original scripts, this book includes much previously unpublished information on the works and lives of post-World War II filmmakers Pier Carpi, Alberto Cavallone, Riccardo Ghione, Giulio Questi, Brunello Rondi, Paolo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.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

A Note on the Essential Filmographies viii

Abbreviations

Introduction

1.¿Pier Carpi-The Man Who Would Be Cagliostro

2.¿Alberto Cavallone-The Wild Eye of Excess

3.¿Riccardo Ghione-Before and After the Revolution

4.¿Giulio Questi-The Man with Nine Lives

5.¿Brunello Rondi-The Poet of Obsession

6.¿Paolo Spinola-Rather Die Than Be Defiled

7.¿Augusto Tretti-The Don Quixote of Italian Cinema

8.¿Nello Vegezzi-The Baron in the Trees

Chapter Notes

Essential Bibliography

Index

About the author

Roberto Curti is an Italian film historian and the author of numerous published books and articles. He lives in Cortona, Italy.

Summary

Besides the great and renowned auteurs, the history of Italian cinema also includes a number of peculiar, lesser-known but very interesting filmmakers. This book examines eight Italian "mavericks" who were active from the late 1940s onwards: Pier Carpi, Alberto Cavallone, Riccardo Ghione, Giulio Questi, Brunello Rondi, Paolo Spinola, Augusto Tretti, and Nello Vegezzi.

Product details

• Authors: Roberto Curti, Curti Roberto
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2018
• EAN: 9781476672427
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-7242-7
• No. of pages: 217
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 376 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Italy, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2000 to c 2009, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, c 2010 to c 2020, c 2010 to c 2019, Individual Film Directors, Film-Makers, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)