Bodies of Desire and Bodies in Distress: The Golden Age of Italian Cult Cinema 1970-1985

by Xavier Mendik

In recent years, there has been an explosion of critical interest in the icons, genres and traditions of 1970s Italian cult film. Thanks to the international success of directors such as Dario Argento and Sergio Martino, and the influential giallo (thriller) cycle in which they worked, these unconventional and often controversial films are now impacting on new generations of filmmakers, scholars and moviegoers alike. Bodies of Desire and Bodies in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1443859540
• ISBN13: 9781443859547
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Length: 305 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.0"