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Napoli/New York/Hollywood investigates the work of Italian immigrant performers and the impact of the traditions of the Italian stage within the history of Hollywood cinema and of American media from 1895 to today.

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Introduction 1
1. Italian Performers in American Silent Cinema 21
2. Aristocrats, Acrobats, Latin Lovers, and Waiters: Italians in American Silent Cinema 70
3. A Filmic Grand Tour: American Silent Films “Made in Italy” 100
4. American Cinema in Italian: The Formation of Italian American Culture 157
5. Italian Actors in Classical Hollywood Cinema 209
6. Transnational Neorealism: Toward an Italian American Film Hegemony 253
Acknowledgments 297
Notes 301
Index 349

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      Publisher Fordham University Press
      Published 30 October 2018
      ISBN-13 9780823279388
      978-0823279388
      ISBN-10 0823279383
      Also in:
      Film: styles and genres Migration, immigration and emigration

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Napoli/New York/Hollywood investigates the work of Italian immigrant performers and the impact of the traditions of the Italian stage within the history of Hollywood cinema and of American media from 1895 to today.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction 1
      1. Italian Performers in American Silent Cinema 21
      2. Aristocrats, Acrobats, Latin Lovers, and Waiters: Italians in American Silent Cinema 70
      3. A Filmic Grand Tour: American Silent Films “Made in Italy” 100
      4. American Cinema in Italian: The Formation of Italian American Culture 157
      5. Italian Actors in Classical Hollywood Cinema 209
      6. Transnational Neorealism: Toward an Italian American Film Hegemony 253
      Acknowledgments 297
      Notes 301
      Index 349

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