Science Fiction Italian Style: Italian science fiction films from 1958-2000 - Softcover

Blake, Matt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1799284077 ISBN 13: 9781799284079

Publisher: Independently published, 2019

Synopsis

Italy is not a country generally known for its science fiction cinema. Over the years, however, a number of films belonging to the genre have been made and - while there might not be a single, defining science fiction ‘movement’ as such - they make for a curious, compellingly disparate whole. From critically acclaimed futuristic satires to cheapjack exploitation films featuring deadly extra-terrestrials; from counterculture polemics set in an imminent dystopia to post-apocalyptic action movies populated by Mohican-sporting thugs. There might be many different types of films, but they all deal with shared themes and concerns. And that’s not even mentioning the giant chickens and flesh-eating fish. This is the first English language book to deal comprehensively with the subject. Covering all Italian science fiction films made between 1958 and 2000 in detail – as well as including an overview of productions made in subsequent years – it examines a range of interconnected sub-genres, looking into how recurrent narratives came about, evolved and eventually faded. So… zip up your space suit, settle back in your anti-gravity seating device... and welcome to the wild, wild world of Science Fiction, Italian Style.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1799284077
• ISBN 13: 9781799284079
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 287