The transatlantic gaze : Italian cinema, American film /

Carolan, Mary Ann McDonald.

The transatlantic gaze : Italian cinema, American film / Mary Ann McDonald Carolan. - 1 online resource (192 pages) : illustrations. - SUNY series in Italian/American culture .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Screen idols & female admirers in The white sheik (Fellini 1952), The purple rose of Cairo (Allen, 1985) and Nurse Betty (Labute, 2000) -- The art film reconsidered: Blow-up (Antonioni, 1966) and Blow out (Depalma, 1981) -- The evolving western: from America to Italy and back in One upon a time in the West (Leone, 1968) and Kill Bill: volumes 1 & 2 (Tarantino, 2003 & 2004) -- Neorealism revisited by African American directors in the new millennium: Precious (Daniels, 2009) and Miracle at St. Anna (Lee, 2008) -- Whither the remake? -- Conclusion.

9781438450261


Motion pictures--History--United States--20th century.
Motion pictures--Influence.--Italy


Electronic books.

PN1993.5.U6 / C315 2013

791.430973