Radical Neorealism in Postwar Italian Cinema : Rethinking Cesare Zavattini’s Poetics of Objectivity

The aim of the article is to discuss the concept of Neorealism in the works of Cesare Zavattini, one of the most prominent postwar Italian screenwriters and film critics. He was credited as “the father of Neorealism” despite the fact that his ideas on cinema differed in many aspects from the well-kn...

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Matična publikacija: Visual and Verbal Intersections
Glavni autor: Borjan, Etami (-)
Vrsta građe: Članak
Jezik: eng
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