Fame Amid the Ruins

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Fame Amid the Ruins is written by Stephen Gundle and published by Berghahn Books. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1789200024 (ISBN 10) and 9781789200027 (ISBN 13).

Italian cinema gave rise to a number of the best-known films of the postwar years, from Rome Open City to Bicycle Thieves. Although some neorealist film-makers would have preferred to abolish stars altogether, the public adored them and producers needed their help in relaunching the national film industry. This book explores the many conflicts that arose in Italy between 1945 and 1953 over stars and stardom, offering intimate studies of the careers of both well-known and less familiar figures, shedding new light on the close relationship forged between cinema and society during a time of political transition and shifting national identities.