Fascism in Italian Cinema Since 1945: The Politics and Aesthetics of Memory

From neorealism's resolve to Berlusconian revisionist melodramas, this book examines cinema's role in constructing memories of Fascist Italy. Italian cinema has both reflected and shaped popular perceptions of Fascism, reinforcing or challenging stereotypes, remembering selectively and silently forgetting the most shameful pages of Italy's history.

Author: G. Lichtner
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 05/29/2013
Pages: 262
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.70w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780230363328

About the Author
Giacomo Lichtner is Senior Lecturer in History and Film at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He is a cultural historian and his research focuses specifically on the relationship between history and film, cinema as both a mirror and creator of social trends and the political uses of cinema to create national and political identities. In addition to a number of articles and essays, he is author of Film and the Shoah in France and Italy (Vallentine Mitchell, 2008).