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This comprehensive book on Francesco Rosi explores the work of this extraordinary filmmaker whose representations of history, ethical questioning, and political power extremes push the medium into uncharted areas of technical experimentation.
List of contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- List of Photographic Reproductions
- Introduction
- PART ONE. FRAGMENTS OF HISTORY: POWER, POLITICS, REPRESENTATION
- 1. Early Years, Early Films
- 2. Labyrinth as Figures: Logical Investigations and the Open Work
- 3. Disorder and Chaos: Framing the City, Framing the Everyday
- 4. Operatic Microhistory
- PART TWO. FABLES OF NATIONAL IDENTITY: IMAGE, MEMORY, IMAGINATION
- 5. Voices from the South
- 6. The Hazards of History
- 7. City of Memory: A Conclusion
- Notes
- Filmography
- Bibliography
- Index
About the author
Gaetana Marrone is Professor of Italian at Princeton University. Her books include New Landscapes in Contemporary Italian Cinema, The Gaze and the Labyrinth: The Cinema of Liliana Cavani, and Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies. Marrone has also produced award winning films.
Summary
This comprehensive book on Francesco Rosi explores the work of this extraordinary filmmaker whose representations of history, ethical questioning, and political power extremes push the medium into uncharted areas of technical experimentation.
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Acute, insightful, and a wonderful and long overdue exploration, introduction and appreciation of one of the truly great film directors Francesco Rosi. A man with one of the great compositional eyes who told stories documenting cultural history and a witness to reality in all its complexity and duality. Working with him on his adaptation of Primo Levi's' 'La Tregua' was one of the great learning experiences of my life. It cemented our deep friendship and love for each other.
