Cultural Metamorphoses in Contemporary Italian Cinema

Cultural Metamorphoses in Contemporary Italian Cinema explores four different areas of study in contemporary Italian cinema: the migrants' social struggle, the decline of the middle class, the isolation of the elderly, and gender inequality. This book focuses on four films produced between 2007 and 2013, specifically Io sono Li (Shun Li and the Poet, 2011), Giorni e nuvole (Days and Clouds, 2007), Pranzo di ferragosto (Mid-August Lunch, 2008), and Viaggio sola (A Five Star Life, 2013), examining a slice of contemporary Italian cinema to highlight specific socio-economic changes within the country over the past decade. Italian filmmakers Andrea Segre, Silvio Soldini, Gianni Di Gregorio, and Maria Sole Tognazzi concentrate on themes that refer to "metamorphoses" to exemplify several Italian societal changes deeply affected by economic challenges and strongly rooted in male-dominant ideology. These Italian filmmakers reevaluate cultural traditions and societal roles by depicting unconventional narratives and identities in their films and giving "voice to the voiceless."

List of contents

Acknowledgments - Introduction - Cultural Plurality in Migrant Cinema: Io sono Li (Shun Li and the Poet, Andrea Segre 2011) - Economic Crisis and the Shift in Identity in Giorni e Nuvole (Days and Clouds, Silvio Soldini 2007) - Exposing Aging in Pranzo di Ferragosto (Mid-August Lunch, Gianni Di Gregorio 2008) - A Woman's 'Five Star Life': Maria Sole Tognazzi's Viaggio Sola (A Five Star Life, Maria Sole Tognazzi 2013) - Conclusion - Bibliography - Index.

Product details

• Authors: Roberta Di Carmine
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.09.2018
• EAN: 9781433142376
• ISBN: 978-1-4331-4237-6
• No. of pages: 136
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 13 mm x 225 mm
• Weight: 287 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Cinema, Contemporary, Simpson, Cultural, Roberta, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Italian, Metamorphoses, Individual Film Directors, Film-Makers, Film Theory & Criticism, PERFORMING ARTS / Individual Director, Film history, theory or criticism, Carmine, Meagan