Description: Luchino Visconti : Filmmaker and Philosopher, Hardcover by Resina, Joan Ramon; Bradatan, Costica (EDT), ISBN 1350185760, ISBN-13 9781350185760, Brand New, Free shipping in the US
Luchino Visconti (1) was one of Europes most prestigious filmmakers, who rose to prominence as part of the Italian neo-realist movement, alongside contemporaries Vittorio De Sica and Roberto Rossellini. Famous for his elegant lifestyle, as friend of Jean Renoir and Coco Chanel amongst others, his vibrant technicolour dramas are also known for their decadence and stunning display of aesthetic mastery and sensory pleasure.
Looking beyond this colourful faade, however, Resina explores the philosophical implications of decadence with a particular focus on three films from the late phase in Viscontis production, Damned (1969), Death in Venice (1971), and Ludwig (1972). From the incestuous relationship between decadence and power to decadence as an outcome of straining toward formal perfection, Resina uncovers the unity and philosophical cohesiveness of these films that deal with different subjects and historical periods.
Reading these films and their decadence in light of the time of filming and Viscontis own sense of cultural doom, Resina further demonstrates the relevance of Viscontis philosophy today and how much they still have to say to our contemporary situation.
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Book Title: Luchino Visconti : Filmmaker and Philosopher
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Luchino Visconti : Filmmaker and Philosopher
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Item Height: 0.6 in
Subject: Media Studies, Film / Direction & Production
Publication Year: 2022
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 14.9 Oz
Author: Joan Ramon Resina
Item Length: 8.5 in
Subject Area: Performing Arts, Social Science
Item Width: 5.5 in
Series: Philosophical Filmmakers Ser.
Format: Hardcover
