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At the Cinema by Cortesi, Luigia ;Casetti, Francesco (editor);Alovisio, Silvio (editor);Mazzei, Luca (editor) is a scholarly article available to read on EtoBox.

What is At the Cinema about?

This collection is the first to bring together scholars to explore the ways in which various people and groups in Italian society reacted to the advent of cinema. Looking at the responses of writers, scholars, clergymen, psychologists, philosophers, members of parliament, and more, the pieces collected here from that period show how Italians developed a common language to describe and discuss this invention that quickly exceeded all expectations and transcended existing categories of thought and artistic forms. The result is a close-up picture of a culture in transition, dealing with a 'scandalous' new technology that appeared poised to thoroughly change everyday life.

Author

Cortesi, Luigia ;Casetti, Francesco (editor);Alovisio, Silvio (editor);Mazzei, Luca (editor)

Publisher

Amsterdam University Press

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9789089648556