{"product_id":"mario-bava-the-artisan-as-italian-horror-auteur-9781501390852","title":"Mario Bava: The Artisan as Italian Horror Auteur","description":"How do we approach a figure like Mario Bava, a once obscure figure promoted to cult status? This book takes a new look at Italy's 'maestro of horror' but also uses his films to address a broader set of concerns. What issues do his films raise for film authorship, given that several of them were released in different versions and his contributions to others were not always credited? How might he be understood in relation to genre, one of which he is sometimes credited with having pioneered? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume addresses these questions through a thorough analysis of Bava's shifting reputation as a stylist and genre pioneer and also discusses the formal and narrative properties of a filmography marked by an emphasis on spectacle and atmosphere over narrative coherence and the ways in which his lauded cinematic style intersects with different production contexts. Featuring new analysis of cult classics like \u003ci\u003eKill, Baby ... Kill\u003c\/i\u003e(1966) and \u003ci\u003eFive Dolls for an August Moon\u003c\/i\u003e (1970), \u003ci\u003eMario Bava: The Artisan as Italian Horror Auteur\u003c\/i\u003e sheds light on a body of films that were designed to be ephemeral but continue to fascinate us today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12422027\"\u003eLeon Hunt\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501390852\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501390856\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- \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-PER018000\"\u003eIndividual Director\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeon Hunt \u003c\/b\u003eis Senior Lecturer in film and TV studies at Brunel University, UK. Hunt is the author of \u003ci\u003eBritish Low Culture: From Safari Suits to Sexploitation \u003c\/i\u003e(1998), \u003ci\u003eKung Fu Cult Masters: From Bruce Lee to Crouching Tiger\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), \u003ci\u003eThe League of Gentlemen \u003c\/i\u003e(2008), \u003ci\u003eCult British TV Comedy: From Reeves and Mortimer to Psychoville\u003c\/i\u003e (2013) and \u003ci\u003eDanger: Diabolik\u003c\/i\u003e (2018) and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eEast Asian Cinemas: Exploring Transnational Connections on Film \u003c\/i\u003e(2008) and \u003ci\u003eScreening the Undead\u003c\/i\u003e (2014).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44543942590701,"sku":"9781501390852","price":68.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_020017c0-21e3-49a8-abb1-791cc5aa19d5.jpg?v=1701549650","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/mario-bava-the-artisan-as-italian-horror-auteur-9781501390852","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}