The Cinema of Nanni Moretti: dreams and diaries

by Mazierska, Ewa

• ISBN13: 9781903364772
• ISBN10: 1903364779
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-01
• Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr

Summary

The Cinema of Nanni Moretti: Dreams and Diaries provides an analysis of the work of the most important Italian filmmaker of the past thirty years and an outstanding figure in contemporary European cinema. Interdisciplinary and wide-ranging, the authors use Moretti's films as a lens to view and discuss contemporary phenomena such as the crisis of masculinity and authority, the decline of the political Left, and the transformation of the citizen's relationship to the State. Films discussed include Aprile, Dear Diary and The Son's Room, winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 2001.

Author Biography

Ewa Mazierska is Senior Lecturer in Film and Media Studies at the University of Central Lancashire. Laura Rascaroli is Toyota Lecturer in Film and Media Studies at the National University of Ireland, Cork.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	vii
Acknowledgements	ix
Introduction	1	(13)
1 Nanni Moretti's Self-Portrait as a Humble Artist	14	(32)
2 Viva la famiglia!: Individuals, Families and the Crisis of Masculinity	46	(39)
3 Laughing Through the Tears: Tragicomedy and Existential Irony	85	(29)
4 Say Something Left-wing!: The Language of Postmodern Politics	114	(33)
Appendix: Filmography	147	(16)
Notes	163	(3)
Bibliography	166	(8)
Index	174