{"product_id":"la-dolce-morte-vernacular-cinema-and-the-italian-giallo-film-9780810858701","title":"La Dolce Morte: Vernacular Cinema and the Italian Giallo Film","description":"With the exception of die-hard aficionados of European or Italian horror cinema, most people may not have heard of \u003ci\u003egiallo\u003c\/i\u003e cinema or have seen many films in this subgenre of horror. Most academic film studies tend to ignore horror cinema in general and the \u003ci\u003egiallo\u003c\/i\u003e specifically. Critics often deride these films, which reveal more about the reviewers' own prejudices than any problem with the works themselves. As a counter to such biases, Mikel J. Koven argues for an alternative approach to studying these films, by approaching them as vernacular cinema--distinct from \"popular cinema.\" According to Koven, to look at a film from a vernacular perspective removes the assumptions about what constitutes a \"good\" film and how a particular film is in some way \"artistic.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLa Dolce Morte: Vernacular Cinema and the Italian Giallo Film\u003c\/i\u003e, Koven explores the history and evolution of this aspect of cinema, and places these films within the context of Italian popular filmmaking. He addresses various themes, motifs, and tropes in these films: their use of space, the murders, the role of the detective, the identity of the killer, issues of belief, excess, and the set-piece. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition to being the first academic study of the \u003ci\u003egiallo\u003c\/i\u003e film in English, this book surveys more than fifty films of this subgenre. In addition to filmmakers like Mario Bava and Dario Argento, Koven also looks at the films of Lucio Fulci, Sergio Martino, Pupi Avati, Umberto Lenzi, and others. In all, the works of twenty-five different filmmakers are considered in this book. Also explored are the inter-relationships between these films: how one influences others, how certain filmmakers take ideas and build off of them, and how those ideas are further transformed by other filmmakers. Koven also explores the impact of the \u003ci\u003egiallo\u003c\/i\u003e on the later North American slasher genre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16620918\"\u003eMikel Koven\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scarecrow Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.14w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810858701\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810858703\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004030\"\u003eFilm | History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMikel J. Koven is Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at the University of Worcester. He is the author of Blaxploitation Films (2001) and Films, Folklore and Urban Legends (Scarecrow, 2007).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scarecrow Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44687183216877,"sku":"9780810858701","price":124.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_6e668b9f-2fcb-4dd2-a540-f6a2f7d7b509.jpg?v=1703657049","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/la-dolce-morte-vernacular-cinema-and-the-italian-giallo-film-9780810858701","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}