Landy, Marcia, 1931-

The folklore of consensus : theatricality in the Italian cinema, 1930-1943 / Marcia Landy. - Albany : State University of New York Press, �1998. - 1 online resource (xxi, 352 pages) : illustrations. - SUNY series, cultural studies in cinema/video . - SUNY series, cultural studies in cinema/video. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-331) and index.

Film, Folklore, and Affect Comedy, Melodrama, and Theatricality The Uses of Folklore: History and Theatricality From Conversion to Calligraphism The Affective Value of Femininity and Maternity Chapter 1 1 -- Chapter 2 45 -- Chapter 3 107 -- Chapter 4 169 -- Chapter 5 237.

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