{"product_id":"sergio-leone-cinema-as-political-fable-paperback","title":"Sergio Leone: Cinema as Political Fable - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristian Uva\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpectacle, myth, fable - these words instantly leap to mind when considering director Sergio Leone's celebrated films. His popularization of the Spaghetti Western genre, through works like \u003cem\u003eA Fistful of Dollars\u003c\/em\u003e (1964) and \u003cem\u003eOnce Upon a Time in the West\u003c\/em\u003e (1968), continues to have a profound impact on filmmakers worldwide. In this exciting new study, Italian film scholar Christian Uva explores a side of Leone's works rarely before discussed: the political. Grappling with the contradictions between Leone's politically critical cinematic eye and his aversion to ideological classification, \u003cem\u003eSergio Leone: Cinema as Political Fable\u003c\/em\u003e makes sense of how the director's internal political tensions shaped the radical themes of his Western fables. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLooking at Leone and his films through a number of lenses, the book examines the elements of Italian history and identity interwoven in the director's stories, provides cultural context for a career spanning from Italy's fascist regime to Leone's death in 1989, and discusses the influences that formed Leone's directorial identity. Uva focuses in particular on the postmodernist theory behind Leone's works, revealing the critical basis of his stylistic and narrative innovations and newly analyzing the most iconic sequences from \u003cem\u003eThe Good, the Bad, and the Ugly\u003c\/em\u003e (1967), \u003cem\u003eDuck, You Sucker\u003c\/em\u003e (1971), and \u003cem\u003eOnce Upon a Time in America\u003c\/em\u003e (1984). An admirably thorough take on the man and his works, \u003cem\u003eSergio Leone: Cinema as Political Fable\u003c\/em\u003e provides fresh perspective on a director long-established in cinema canon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristian Uva\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Cinema, Photography and Television at Roma Tre University. He has published at length on the relationship between Italian cinema, history, and politics, and on the image in the age of digital production. Among his publications are \u003cem\u003eSchermi di piombo. Il terrorismo nel cinema italiano\u003c\/em\u003e (2007), \u003cem\u003eCinema digitale\u003c\/em\u003e (2012), \u003cem\u003eL'immagine politica\u003c\/em\u003e (2015), and \u003cem\u003eIl sistema Pixar\u003c\/em\u003e (2017).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729827074111,"sku":"9780190942694","price":98.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0ee33483537671c790e62643b49469a9.webp?v=1765123758","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/sergio-leone-cinema-as-political-fable-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}