Overview

Elio Petri (1929-1982) was one of the most commercially successful and critically revered Italian directors ever. A cultured intellectual and a politically committed filmmaker, Petri made award-winning movies that touched controversial social, religious, and political themes, such as the Mafia in We Still Kill the Old Way (1967), police brutality in Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970), and workers' struggles in Lulu the Tool (1971). His work also explored genre in a thought-provoking and refreshing manner with a taste for irony and the grotesque: among his best works are the science fiction satire The 10th Victim (1965), the ghost story A Quiet Place in the Country (1968), and the grotesque giallo Todo modo (1976). This book examines Elio Petri's life and career, and places his work within the social and political context of postwar Italian culture, politics, and cinema. It includes a detailed production history and critical analysis of each of his films, plenty of never-before-seen bits of information recovered from the Italian ministerial archives, and an in-depth discussion of the director's unfilmed projects.

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Author:   Roberto Curti
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9781476680347

ISBN 10:   1476680345
Pages:   353
Publication Date:   14 July 2021
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction One—Open City, Open Mind: The Early Years Two—The Burden of Guilt: L’assassino (1961) Three—Numbered Days: I giorni contati (1962) and Nudi per vivere (1964) Four—To Have and Have Not: Il maestro di Vigevano (1963) and Peccato nel pomeriggio (1964) Five—POP! La decima vittima (1965) Six—Death of an Intellectual: A ciascuno il suo (1967) Seven—A Portrait of the Artist as a Schizoid Man: Un tranquillo posto di campagna (1968) Eight—Repression Is Civilization: Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto (1970) and Ipotesi sulla morte di G. Pinelli (1970) Nine—Working Class ­Anti-Hero: La classe operaia va in paradiso (1971) Ten—The Thief, the Actor, the Butcher and His Lover: La proprietà non è più un furto (1973) Eleven—Maudit: Todo modo (1976) Twelve—“Unsalvageable!”: Le mani sporche (1978) Thirteen—Before Dying: Buone notizie (1979) Fourteen—The Long Night Filmography Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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Roberto Curti's authority in the field of the Italian film is unassailable, as his various books have repeatedly proved. This lively biography adds lustre to his reputation. - Barry Forshaw, Crime Time, 12th August 2021

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Roberto Curti is an Italian film historian and the author of numerous published books and articles. He lives in Cortona, Italy.

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