{"product_id":"blood-and-black-lace-9781911325932","title":"Blood and Black Lace","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMario Bava’s \u003ci\u003eBlood and Black Lace\u003c\/i\u003e (1964) is a legendary title, and is commonly considered as the archetypal giallo. A murder mystery about a faceless and menacing killer stalking the premises of a luxurious fashion house in Rome, \u003ci\u003eBlood and Black Lace\u003c\/i\u003e set the rules for the genre: a masked, black-gloved killer, an emphasis on graphic violence, elaborate and suspenseful murder sequences. But \u003ci\u003eBlood and Black Lace\u003c\/i\u003e is first and foremost an exquisitely stylish film, full of gorgeous color schemes, elegant camerawork, and surrealistic imagery, testimony of Bava’s mastery and his status as an innovator within popular cinema. This book recollects \u003ci\u003eBlood and Black Lace\u003c\/i\u003e’s production history, putting it within the context of the Italian film industry of the period and includes plenty of previously unheard-of data. It analyzes its main narrative and stylistic aspects, including the groundbreaking prominence of violence and sadism and its use of color and lighting, as well as Bava’s irreverent approach to genre filmmaking and clever handling of the audience’s expectations by way of irony and pitch-black humor. The book also analyzes \u003ci\u003eBlood and Black Lace\u003c\/i\u003e’s place within Bava’s oeuvre, its historical impact on the giallo genre, and its influential status on future filmmakers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Curti’s long and wide experience as a historian and analyst of Italian film, in particular horror film, is evident in this well structured, print monograph... Curti’s monograph makes a more concise starting point for both the enthusiast and the academic.'\u003cbr\u003eTina Stockman, Media Education Journal","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53191472513367,"sku":"9781911325932","price":16.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/blood-and-black-lace-9781911325932","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}