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Fascism in Film

The Italian Commercial Cinema, 1931-1943

by Marcia Landy

Type
Studies
Subject
CountriesItaly
Keywords
politics, Italy, 1930s
Publishing date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Collection
Princeton Legacy Library
Language
English
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Physical desc.
Paperback • 372 pages
5 ¼ x 8 ½ inches (13.5 x 21.5 cm)
ISBN
978-0-691-61090-0
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Book Presentation:
Through her study of the narrative themes and strategies of Italian commercial sound films of the fascist era, Marcia Landy shows that cultural life under fascism was not monopolized by official propaganda.

Originally published in 1986.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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