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Science Fiction Italian Style

Italian science fiction films from 1958-2000 (book in English)

by Matt Blake

Type
Studies
Subject
GenreScience fiction
Keywords
science fiction, Italian cinema, exploitation cinema
Publishing Date
2019
Publisher
Indépendant
Collection
(no collection)
Language
English
Size of a pocketbookRelative size of this bookSize of a large book
Relative size
Physical desc.
Paperback • 287 pages • 19 €
7 ½ x 9 ¾ inches (19 x 24.5 cm)
ISBN
978-1-7992-8407-9
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Book Presentation:
Italy is not a country generally known for its science fiction cinema. Over the years, however, a number of films belonging to the genre have been made and - while there might not be a single, defining science fiction ‘movement’ as such - they make for a curious, compellingly disparate whole. From critically acclaimed futuristic satires to cheapjack exploitation films featuring deadly extra-terrestrials; from counterculture polemics set in an imminent dystopia to post-apocalyptic action movies populated by Mohican-sporting thugs. There might be many different types of films, but they all deal with shared themes and concerns. And that’s not even mentioning the giant chickens and flesh-eating fish. This is the first English language book to deal comprehensively with the subject. Covering all Italian science fiction films made between 1958 and 2000 in detail – as well as including an overview of productions made in subsequent years – it examines a range of interconnected sub-genres, looking into how recurrent narratives came about, evolved and eventually faded. So… zip up your space suit, settle back in your anti-gravity seating device... and welcome to the wild, wild world of Science Fiction, Italian Style.

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