Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy

By Stephen Gundle

Book Overview

The only study of film stardom in Fascist Italy. Offers a new angle on Italian fascism. Offers new insight into Fascism's relations with cinema and the mass media. Reveals ways in which stars were incorporated into a totalitarian design and the way in which they responded to other logics. Offers detailed studies of seven key stars, as well as general treatments of many more Explores the aftermath of the regime and the postwar resonance of the stars.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785330411
• ISBN13: 9781785330414
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"