Darkening the Italian Screen

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Darkening the Italian Screen is written by Eugenio Ercolani and published by McFarland. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1476667381 (ISBN 10) and 9781476667386 (ISBN 13).

 The birth and rise of popular Italian cinema since the early 1950s can be attributed purely to necessity. The vast number of genres, sub-genres, currents and crossovers and the way they have overlapped, died out or replaced each other has been an attempt, in postwar years, to contain the invasion of U.S. product while satisfying the demands the American industry had created in Italy. The author explores one of the most multi-faceted and contradictory industries cinema has ever known through the careers of those most closely associated with it. His recorded interviews were conducted with directors and actors both well-known and upcoming.