Edinburgh University Press Experimental and Independent Italian Cinema: Legacies and Transformations into the Twenty-First Century

Examines independent and experimental Italian cinema within its historical and cultural context Places Italian independent and experimental film within the broader historical and cultural context of Italy Examines film production contexts, film distribution and the impact of digital technology on Italian independnet and experimental filmmkaing Includes extended case studies on the films Environmental Screen and Ghosts of San Berillo, and the work of the Studio Azzurro group Discussing a variety of independent and experimental Italian films, this book gives voice to a critcically neglected form of Italian cinema. By examining the work of directors such as Marinella Pirelli, Mirko Locatelli and Cesrae Zavattini, the book defines, inspects and studies the cinematic panorama of Italy through a new lens. It thereby explores the character of independent films and their related practices within the Italian historical, cultural and cinematic landscape. From the Inside Flap This is the first English-language anthology on experimental and independent Italian cinema. Providing an overview of the legacies and transformations of Italian vanguard practices of moving images, the book also explores the historical and sociocultural milieus, the individual artists and filmmakers, and the original work peculiar to Italian stock. Outlining the individual movements, the diverse film artists (from the last century and into the twenty-first), the book pays particular attention to the underground and independent practices of the 1960s and 1970s onwards, and includes an enlightening overview of Italian family films, as well as studies of contemporary champions of independent practices of documentary and narrative cinema.Anthony Cristiano is a media, culture and communication scholar. He is lecturer in Digital Media and Journalism at Wilfrid Laurier University (Canada).Carlo Coen is a film expert, scholar and festival curator. He is lecturer in Italian Cinema and Culture at York University (Canada). From the Back Cover This is the first English-language anthology on experimental and independent Italian cinema. Providing an overview of the legacies and transformations of Italian vanguard practices of moving images, the book also explores the historical and sociocultural milieus, the individual artists and filmmakers, and the original work peculiar to Italian stock. Outlining the individual movements, the diverse film artists (from the last century and into the twenty-first), the book pays particular attention to the underground and independent practices of the 1960s and 1970s onwards, and includes an enlightening overview of Italian 'family films', as well as studies of contemporary champions of independent practices of documentary and narrative cinema. Anthony Cristiano is a media, culture and communication scholar. He is lecturer in Digital Media and Journalism at Wilfrid Laurier University (Canada). Carlo Coen is a film expert, scholar and festival curator. He is lecturer in Italian Cinema and Culture at York University (Canada). About the Author Dr Anthony Cristiano is a Lecturer in Journalism and Media at Wilfrid Laurier University. Dr Carlo Coen is Course Director in the Department of Languages, Literature and Linguistics at York University, Toronto