Fellini's La dolce vita has been a phenomenon since before it was made, a scandal in the making and on release in 1960 and a reference point ever since. Much of what made it notorious was its incorporation of real people, events and lifestyles, making it a documentation of its time. It uses performance, camera movement, editing and music to produce a striking aesthetic mix of energy and listlessness, of exuberance and despair. Richard Dyer's study considers each of these aspects of the film – phenomenon, document, aesthetic – and argues that they are connected. Beginning with the inspirations and ideas that were subsequently turned into La dolce vita, Dyer then explores the making of the film, the film itself and finally its critical reception, providing engaging new insights into this mesmerising piece of cinema.
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1. Introduction 2. Before 3. Making 4. The Film Itself 5. After 6. Conclusion Bibliography Credits
A study of Fellini's 1960 masterpiece La dolce vita, celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2020.
One of the new BFI Film Classics to be published in May 2020, backed by a major marketing campaign
"An indispensable part of every cineaste's bookcase" - Total Film "Possibly the most bountiful book series in the history of film criticism." - Jonathan Rosenbaum, Film Comment "Magnificently concentrated examples of flowing freeform critical poetry." - Uncut "The series is a landmark in film criticism." - Quarterly Review of Film and Video "A formidable body of work collectively generating some fascinating insights into the evolution of cinema." -Times Higher Education Celebrating film for over 30 years The BFI Film Classics series introduces, interprets and celebrates landmarks of world cinema. Each volume offers an argument for the film's 'classic' status, together with discussion of its production and reception history, its place within a genre or national cinema, an account of its technical and aesthetic importance, and in many cases, the author's personal response to the film.
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ISBN
9781838719845
Publisert
2020-05-28
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Vekt
168 gr
Høyde
190 mm
Bredde
135 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
88

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Biographical note

Richard Dyer is Professor Emeritus of Film Studies at King's College, London, UK. His books include Seven and Brief Encounter in the BFI Film Classics series, Lethal Repetition: The Serial Killer in European Cinema (BFI Publishing, 2015); In the Space of a Song (2011) and Nino Rota: Music, Film and Feeling (BFI Publishing, 2010).