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.