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Italian Film in the Light of Neorealism (ISBN 9780691102085) examines how neorealism reshaped perceptions of Italian cinema and, by extension, modern storytelling and cultural memory. Millicent Joy Marcus’s analysis illuminates the movement’s ethical stakes, stylistic innovations, and its enduring influence on narrative form and national identity.
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The book situates neorealism within postwar Italy, tracing its roots, formal experiments, and social commitments from foundational films to later reflections on poverty, labor, and daily life. It artfully navigates critical debates, balancing close readings of key texts with broader cultural and historical contexts, illustrating how cinema became a public language for collective experience.
About the author
Millicent Joy Marcus is a distinguished scholar known for her rigorous cinema studies and insightful cultural critique. Her work often engages with how motion pictures intersect with memory, social structures, and national mythmaking, making substantial contributions to the study of Italian film and its global resonance.
In brief
The book presents a thorough, thought-provoking account of neorealism’s core principles, its cinematic innovations, and its lasting impact on film theory and cultural imagination.

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1987, ISBN: 0691102082
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1987, ISBN: 9780691102085
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1987
ISBN: 0691102082
Paperback
[EAN: 9780691102085], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Princeton Univ Pr], No Remarks Or Highlights Inside. 443 Pages With And Index. Paperback. In Very Good Condition.We will state si… More...

1987, ISBN: 0691102082
[EAN: 9780691102085], Neubuch, [SC: 3.96], [PU: Princeton University Press], Num Pages: 464 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Educ… More...

1987, ISBN: 0691102082
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About the work
Italian Film in the Light of Neorealism (ISBN 9780691102085) examines how neorealism reshaped perceptions of Italian cinema and, by extension, modern storytelling and cultural memory. Millicent Joy Marcus’s analysis illuminates the movement’s ethical stakes, stylistic innovations, and its enduring influence on narrative form and national identity.
Summary
The book situates neorealism within postwar Italy, tracing its roots, formal experiments, and social commitments from foundational films to later reflections on poverty, labor, and daily life. It artfully navigates critical debates, balancing close readings of key texts with broader cultural and historical contexts, illustrating how cinema became a public language for collective experience.
About the author
Millicent Joy Marcus is a distinguished scholar known for her rigorous cinema studies and insightful cultural critique. Her work often engages with how motion pictures intersect with memory, social structures, and national mythmaking, making substantial contributions to the study of Italian film and its global resonance.
In brief
The book presents a thorough, thought-provoking account of neorealism’s core principles, its cinematic innovations, and its lasting impact on film theory and cultural imagination.
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EAN (ISBN-13): 9780691102085
ISBN (ISBN-10): 0691102082
Hardcover
Paperback
Publishing year: 1987
Publisher: Princeton University Press
464 Pages
Weight: 0,540 kg
Language: eng/Englisch
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Book found last time on 2026-08-13T17:42:38-04:00 (New York)
ISBN/EAN: 0691102082
ISBN - alternate spelling:
0-691-10208-2, 978-0-691-10208-5
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Book author: millicent, marcus
Book title: italian film the light neorealism, italian look, italian light 1960 1980, italian light 1910 1960
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