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Danger: Diabolik (1968) was adapted from a comic that has been a social phenomenon in Italy for over fifty years. This study examines its status as a comic-book movie, traces its production and initial reception in Italy, France, the U.S., and the UK, and its cult afterlife as both a pop-art classic and campy "bad film."

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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Diabolik, chi sei?
1. From fumetto nero to ‘wild and kooky cape-opera’: Production, promotion, initial reception
2. ‘Uh-oh – it’s getting groovy!’: The cult afterlife of Danger: Diabolik
3. Fantômas all’italiana: Analysis
4. Genius of Crime: The place of the film
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Danger Diabolik

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      Publisher Columbia University Press
      Published 20 February 2018
      ISBN-13 9780231182812
      978-0231182812
      ISBN-10 0231182813
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      Film: styles and genres Films, cinema

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Danger: Diabolik (1968) was adapted from a comic that has been a social phenomenon in Italy for over fifty years. This study examines its status as a comic-book movie, traces its production and initial reception in Italy, France, the U.S., and the UK, and its cult afterlife as both a pop-art classic and campy "bad film."

      Trade Review
      Packed with information, facts, figures, speculation, analysis, and cultural connections. * All Classical Portland *

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgements
      Introduction: Diabolik, chi sei?
      1. From fumetto nero to ‘wild and kooky cape-opera’: Production, promotion, initial reception
      2. ‘Uh-oh – it’s getting groovy!’: The cult afterlife of Danger: Diabolik
      3. Fantômas all’italiana: Analysis
      4. Genius of Crime: The place of the film
      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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