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A CHOICE Outstanding Academic BookAs scientific discoveries and technological advances radically modernized Europe around the turn of the twentieth century, artists of all types began questioning what it means to be human in an increasingly mechanistic world. Animated by a luminous goddess at its center, the diva film provided a forum for denouncing social evils and exploring new models of behavior among the sexes. These melodramas of courtship, seduction, marriage, betrayal, abandonment, child custody, and public reputation, to mention only a few themes, offered women a vision ofif not always a realistic hope foremancipation and selfdiscovery.In Diva, Angela Dalle Vacche offers the first authoritative study of this important 'film' genre of the cinema that preceded the Great War of 19141918. She analyzes some seventy films, as well as the work of actresses such as Francesca Bertini, Lyda Borelli, and Pina Menichelli, to establish what the diva film contributed to the modernist development of the 'new woman.' Contrasting the Italian diva with the Hollywood vamp Theda Bara and the famous Danish star Asta Nielsen, Dalle Vacche shows how the diva oscillates between articulating Henri Bergson's vibrant lifeforce (lan vital) and representing the suffering figure of the Catholic mater dolorosa.Taking readers on a fascinating tour that includes the Ballets Russes, orientalism, art nouveau, Futurism, fashion, prostitution, stunt women in the circus, aviation, antiSemitism, colonialism, and censorship, Diva sheds important new light on the eccentric implantation of modernity in Italy, as well as on how, before World War I, the filmic image was associated with the powers of the occult and not with the Freudian unconscious, as has been argued until now. Accompanying the book: Diva DolorosaDutch filmmaker Peter Delpeut (Lyrical Nitrate) captures the spirit of the diva in this DVD of clips from early Italian films. Diva Dolorosa presents excerpts of fourteen films from the period 19141920, including Malombra, Rapsodia Satanica, and Il Fuoco. It features the work of actresses Lyda Borelli, Pina Menichelli, Francesca Bertini, Soava Gallone, and Elena Makowska.Diva Dolorosa is a Nederlands Filmmuseum production made in coproduction with VPRO television and in collaboration with Cineteca del Comune di Bologna. The DVD was produced by Zeitgeist Films, Ltd.
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- Q: What is the main theme of 'Diva: Defiance and Passion in Early Italian Cinema'? A: The book explores how diva films in early Italian cinema served as a medium for addressing social evils and providing new models of behavior among women, particularly during a time of significant societal change.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of 'Diva: Defiance and Passion in Early Italian Cinema' is Angela Dalle Vacche.
- Q: What type of binding does this book have? A: This book is available in paperback binding.
- Q: When was this book published? A: The book was published on March 1, 2008.
- Q: How many pages does 'Diva' contain? A: The book contains 330 pages.
- Q: What is the condition of the book being sold? A: The book is in new condition.
- Q: Does the book include analysis of specific films? A: Yes, the book analyzes approximately seventy films and discusses the contributions of actresses such as Francesca Bertini, Lyda Borelli, and Pina Menichelli.
- Q: Is there a DVD included with the book? A: Yes, the book is accompanied by a DVD titled 'Diva Dolorosa', which features clips from early Italian films.
- Q: What is the significance of the diva film genre according to the book? A: The diva film genre is significant as it reflects the emergence of the 'new woman' in modernist society, contrasting the experiences of Italian divas with Hollywood's portrayal of women.
- Q: What additional topics does the book cover? A: In addition to cinema, the book covers topics like orientalism, art nouveau, Futurism, and issues such as anti-Semitism and colonialism.