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Rosi's films consistently and directly address the themes of political and institutional corruption and the complex relationship between the individual, the mafia, and the state. Whether evoking the multiple facets of Sicilian banditry in
Salvatore Giuliano (1962), exposing right-wing killing squads in
Cadaveri eccellenti (Illustrious Corpses) (1976), or courageously debating the roots of Italian terrorism in ^ITre fratelli (Three Brothers)^R (1981), his gripping political-documentary works have managed to combine factual and intellectual rigor with box office success and wide critical acclaim. This book offers a series of essays by leading Italian academics, each exploring a key Rosi film, together with an interview and comprehensive bibliographic and filmographic material. A notable feature is an article by the director himself, in which he reflects on the development and future of Italian political cinema.
This book offers a series of essays by leading Italian academics, each exploring a key Rosi film, together with an interview and comprehensive bibliographic and filmographic material. A notable feature is an article by the director himself, in which he reflects on the development and future of Italian political cinema.
List of contents
Introduction by Carlo Testa
Salvatore Giuliano: Francesco Rosi's revolutionary postmodernism by Ben Lawton
Hands Over the City: cinema as political indictment and social commitment by Manuela Gieri
Enrico Mattei: the man who fell to earth by Harry Lawton
The other side of glamorous killings:
Lucky Luciano, Rosi's neo-realistic approach to Mafia by Claudio Mazzola
Dancing with corpses: murder, politics and power in
Illustrious Corpses by Salvatore Bizzarro
Beyond cinema politico: family as political allegory in
Three Brothers by Millicent Marcus
Interview with Francesco Rosi by Carlo Testa
The future of Italian film: for a cinema of memory and identity by Francesco Rosi
Filmography
Selected bibliography
Index
