Description
Stars and Masculinities in Contemporary Italian Cinema is the first book to explore contemporary male stars and cinematic constructions of masculinity in Italy. Uniting star analysis with a detailed consideration of the masculinities that are dominating current Italian cinema, the study addresses the supposed crisis of masculinity.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Trouble Men: Masculinity, Stardom, and Italian Cinema 1. Mad About the Boy: Teen Stars and Serious Actors 2. Comedy and Masculinity, Italian Style 3. Boys Don't Cry: Weeping Fathers, Absent Mothers, and Male Melodrama 4. The Last Real Men: Romanzo criminale 5. Brothers in Arms: History and Masculinity in the anni di piombo 6. Impersonating Men: History, Biopics, and Performance
