{"product_id":"paolo-sorrentino-s-cinema-and-television","title":"Paolo Sorrentino’s Cinema and Television","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Naples-born director and screenwriter Paolo Sorrentino has, to date, written and directed nine films, winning an Oscar, a Bafta and a Golden Globe for \u003cem\u003eThe Great Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e in 2013.  In 2016, he created and directed his first TV series, \u003cem\u003eThe Young Pope\u003c\/em\u003e, which starred Jude Law. John Malkovich joined the cast in 2020 for the follow-up series. He has established himself as a world-leading auteur with a list of critically acclaimed and award-winning films.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an invaluable contribution to the existing literature on Sorrentino and is the first English language collection dedicated to this prolific director, who has emerged as one of the most compelling figures in twenty-first-century European film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInternational contributors from the UK, Italy, France, The Netherlands, Australia, Israel, Canada and the United States, Italy, Israel, France, UK, Australia, Canada, offer original interpretations of Sorrentino’s work.   They examine his recurrent grand themes of memory, nostalgia, ageing, love, thirst for fulfilment, search for the self, identity crisis, human estrangement, marginality, irony and power. In so doing, they offer new perspectives and unique cues for discussion, challenging established assumptions and interpretations.  Important and current themes such as eco-cinema and post-secularism are addressed as well as the links between Sorrentino’s highly visual cinema and artistic practice such as painting and architecture. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile there are several books on Sorrentino available in Italian, none\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eof these provide an authoritative account of his work; and language has restricted the readership.  This is the first English-language collection focussed on Sorrentino, arguably the most successful and significant contemporary Italian filmmaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe majority of the chapters included in this new book are original and it also includes a Foreword by Giancarlo Lombardi, Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature at CUNY, and an interview with renowned costume designer Carlo Poggioli, who has worked with Sorrentino on many productions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSome of the chapters were previously published in a special issue of the journal \u003cem\u003eJICMS – The Journal of Italian Cinema and Media Studies \u003c\/em\u003ein 2019.  The new collection makes a significant coherent contribution to the field.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePrimary readership will be academics, researchers and scholars of Italian film and media studies.  Also post-graduate students and upper level under-graduates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePotential to be used as textbook or as supplementary reading for undergraduate and graduate courses\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGiven the subject, there is a possibility for some crossover appeal to a broader readership, but this is primarily a scholarly text.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intellect","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54248818114904,"sku":"9781789383966","price":84.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781789383966.jpg?v=1765637141","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/paolo-sorrentino-s-cinema-and-television","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}