Girelli, Elisabetta

Beauty and the beast : Italianness in British cinema / Elisabetta Girelli - Bristol, UK. : Intellect, 2009 - 184 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Presents an account of the specific development of depictions of Italy and the Italians in British cinema. This book employs cultural and social history to assess the function of 'Italianness' in British film, and its crucial role in defining and challenging British national identity.

Includes bibliographical references

9781841502441 (pbk) $35.50


Motion pictures--History--Great Britain
Italians in motion pictures


Italians--Foreign public opinion, British

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