Overview
- Develops an original approach to understanding cinematic texts in the contexts of historical research
- Offers a new approach to the study of cultural artefacts in historiography
- Unpacks the enduring political legacy and fame of the Italian Communist Party
Part of the book series: Italian and Italian American Studies (IIAS)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Italian Communist Party between Socialist Realism and Neorealism (1944–1956)
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Dealing with the Modern (1956–1970)
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A Decade of Living Dangerously: The Turbulent Peak (and the Seeds of Decline) of the Italian Communist Party (1970–1979)
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About this book
This book offers the first comprehensive analysis of the role of cinema in the communication strategy of the Italian Communist party (the PCI). It examines the entire period during which the party had a systematic and organized approach to cinematographic production, starting with the early experiments in 1946 and concluding with the closure of PCI film company Unitelefilm at the end of the 1970s. Its analysis sheds light on a range of issues, such as the relationship between the party and Italian intellectuals, the Stalinist imprint of the Italian Communist Party and the historical significance of the Salerno turn, the PCI’s relationship with the student movements in 1968 and 1977, and the PCI’s response to the rise in political violence in the 1970s. Ultimately, the book demonstrates that cinema was essential to the PCI’s propaganda effort.
Reviews
“The book presents a fascinating history of ideological clashes between the PCI and various others … . Overall, however, the structure and the content of the volume function efficiently, and it is written in an engaging and captivating style. Italy through the Red Lens is a timely contribution that will undoubtedly prove to be an invaluable resource for scholars and students alike.” (Dom Holdaway, Modern Italy, October 20, 2021)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Gianluca Fantoni is Senior Lecturer in Modern History at Nottingham Trent University, UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Italy through the Red Lens
Book Subtitle: Italian Politics and Society in Communist Propaganda Films (1946–79)
Authors: Gianluca Fantoni
Series Title: Italian and Italian American Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69197-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-69196-7Published: 09 April 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-69199-8Published: 10 April 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-69197-4Published: 08 April 2021
Series ISSN: 2635-2931
Series E-ISSN: 2635-294X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 293
Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of Italy, Political History, Screen Studies