{"product_id":"elio-petri-9781476680347","title":"Elio Petri","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Elio Petri (1929-1982) was one of the most commercially successful and critically revered Italian directors ever. A cultured intellectual and a politically committed filmmaker, Petri made award-winning movies that touched controversial social, religious, and political themes, such as the Mafia in \u003ci\u003eWe Still Kill the Old Way\u003c\/i\u003e (1967),  police brutality in \u003ci\u003eInvestigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion\u003c\/i\u003e (1970), and workers'' struggles in \u003ci\u003eLulu the Tool\u003c\/i\u003e (1971).  His work also explored genre in a thought-provoking and refreshing manner with a taste for irony and the grotesque: among his best works are the science fiction satire \u003ci\u003eThe 10th Victim\u003c\/i\u003e (1965), the ghost story \u003ci\u003eA Quiet Place in the Country\u003c\/i\u003e (1968), and the grotesque giallo \u003ci\u003eTodo modo\u003c\/i\u003e (1976). This book examines Elio Petri''s life and career, and places his work within the social and political context of postwar Italian culture, politics, and cinema. It includes a detailed production history and crit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoberto Curti’s authority in the field of the Italian film is unassailable, as his various books have repeatedly proved. This lively biography adds lustre to his reputation.\" - Barry Forshaw, Crime Time, 12th August 2021\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040470761815,"sku":"9781476680347","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476680347.jpg?v=1750946858","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/elio-petri-9781476680347","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}