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oapen-20.500.12657-312672021-11-12T16:25:14Z Early Film Theories in Italy, 1896-1922 Casetti, Francesco cinema and war early film theories cinema and psychology cinema and philosophy social impact of cinema bic Book Industry Communication::A The arts::AP Film, TV & radio::APF Films, cinema::APFA Film theory & criticism This collection is the first to bring together scholars to explore the ways in which various people and groups in Italian society reacted to the advent of cinema. Looking at the responses of writers, scholars, clergymen, psychologists, philosophers, members of parliament, and more, the pieces collected here from that period show how Italians developed a common language to describe and discuss this invention that quickly exceeded all expectations and transcended existing categories of thought and artistic forms. The result is a close-up picture of a culture in transition, dealing with a 'scandalous' new technology that appeared poised to thoroughly change everyday life. 2017-07-01 23:55:55 2019-12-10 14:46:32 2020-04-01T13:29:15Z 2020-04-01T13:29:15Z 2017 book 633213 OCN: 1030821311 9789048527106 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31267 eng application/pdf n/a 633213.pdf Amsterdam University Press 10.5117/9789089648556 10.5117/9789089648556 dd3d1a33-0ac2-4cfe-a101-355ae1bd857a 9789048527106 open access
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This collection is the first to bring together scholars to explore the ways in which various people and groups in Italian society reacted to the advent of cinema. Looking at the responses of writers, scholars, clergymen, psychologists, philosophers, members of parliament, and more, the pieces collected here from that period show how Italians developed a common language to describe and discuss this invention that quickly exceeded all expectations and transcended existing categories of thought and artistic forms. The result is a close-up picture of a culture in transition, dealing with a 'scandalous' new technology that appeared poised to thoroughly change everyday life.
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