Mario Bava
| Author | : Tim Lucas |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 1125 |
| Release | : 2007-01-01 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780963375612 |
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Mario Bava
| Author | : Leon Hunt |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 2022-02-24 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 1501356526 |
How do we approach a figure like Mario Bava, a once obscure figure promoted to cult status? This book takes a new look at Italy's 'maestro of horror' but also uses his films to address a broader set of concerns. What issues do his films raise for film authorship, given that several of them were released in different versions and his contributions to others were not always credited? How might he be understood in relation to genre, one of which he is sometimes credited with having pioneered? This volume addresses these questions through a thorough analysis of Bava's shifting reputation as a stylist and genre pioneer and also discusses the formal and narrative properties of a filmography marked by an emphasis on spectacle and atmosphere over narrative coherence and the ways in which his lauded cinematic style intersects with different production contexts. Featuring new analysis of cult classics like Kill, Baby ... Kill (1966) and Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970), Mario Bava: The Artisan as Italian Horror Auteur sheds light on a body of films that were designed to be ephemeral but continue to fascinate us today.
The Haunted World of Mario Bava
| Author | : Troy Howarth |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 210 |
| Release | : 2014-05-28 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 9781936168453 |
The Haunted World of Mario Bava has now been updated, revised and expanded by author Troy Howarth to give a better overview of Bava's remarkable legacy as a director and "cinema magician."
Mario Bava
| Author | : Leon Hunt |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
| Total Pages | : 370 |
| Release | : 2022-02-24 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 1501356534 |
How do we approach a figure like Mario Bava, a once obscure figure promoted to cult status? This book takes a new look at Italy's 'maestro of horror' but also uses his films to address a broader set of concerns. What issues do his films raise for film authorship, given that several of them were released in different versions and his contributions to others were not always credited? How might he be understood in relation to genre, one of which he is sometimes credited with having pioneered? This volume addresses these questions through a thorough analysis of Bava's shifting reputation as a stylist and genre pioneer and also discusses the formal and narrative properties of a filmography marked by an emphasis on spectacle and atmosphere over narrative coherence and the ways in which his lauded cinematic style intersects with different production contexts. Featuring new analysis of cult classics like Kill, Baby ... Kill (1966) and Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970), Mario Bava: The Artisan as Italian Horror Auteur sheds light on a body of films that were designed to be ephemeral but continue to fascinate us today.
Mario Bava, Master of Horror
| Author | : Luigi Cozzi |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 210 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 9788895294575 |
Italian Horror Film Directors
| Author | : Louis Paul |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 377 |
| Release | : 2015-06-08 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 0786487496 |
There is no cinema with such effect as that of the hallucinatory Italian horror film. From Riccardo Freda's I Vampiri in 1956 to Il Cartaio in 2004, this work recounts the origins of the genre, celebrates at length ten of its auteurs, and discusses the noteworthy films of many others associated with the genre. The directors discussed in detail are Dario Argento, Lamberto Bava, Mario Bava, Ruggero Deodato, Lucio Fulci, Umberto Lenzi, Antonio Margheriti, Aristide Massaccesi, Bruno Mattei, and Michele Soavi. Each chapter includes a biography, a detailed career account, discussion of influences both literary and cinematic, commentary on the films, with plots and production details, and an exhaustive filmography. A second section contains short discussions and selected filmographies of other important horror directors. The work concludes with a chapter on the future of Italian horror and an appendix of important horror films by directors other than the 50 profiled. Stills, posters, and behind-the-scenes shots illustrate the book.
The Ten of Mario Bava
| Author | : Laura Cremonini |
| Publisher | : Self-Publish |
| Total Pages | : 440 |
| Release | : 2020-06-19 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
This book is the assembly of various texts that are freely available on the web, especially from Wikipedia. The next obvious question is: why buy this book? The answer: because it means you avoid having to carry out long and tedious internet searches. (Eleven different topics grouped in one book) The topics are all linked to each other organically, and as a function of the subject and, in most cases, contain additional unpublished topics, not found on the web. Moreover, the inclusion of images completes the work so as to make it unique and unrepeatable. (Over 100 poster and film scenes) In addition, each film is linked to Youtube and in most cases the films are viewed in full Movie. Contents of the book: La maschera del demonio (1960), La ragazza che sapeva troppo (1963), I tre volti della paura (1963), La frusta e il corpo (1963), Operazione Paura (1963), Sei donne per l’assassino (1964), Il Rosso Segno della Follia (1970), 5 bambole per la luna di agosto (1970), Ecologia del delitto (1971), Lisa e il Diavolo (1972). Of each film: Poster, Plot, Cast, Production, Development, Filming, Release, Home media, Critical reception, Influence and analysis, Scenes from the film, Footnotes, References, Further reading.
Blood and Black Lace
| Author | : Roberto Curti |
| Publisher | : Liverpool University Press |
| Total Pages | : 168 |
| Release | : 2020-01-31 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 1911325949 |
Mario Bava’s Blood and Black Lace (1964) is commonly considered the archetypal giallo. This book examines its main narrative and stylistic aspects, including the groundbreaking prominence of violence and sadism and its use of color and lighting, as well as Bava’s irreverent approach to genre and handling of the audience’s expectations.
Monstrous adaptations
| Author | : Richard Hand |
| Publisher | : Manchester University Press |
| Total Pages | : 273 |
| Release | : 2017-06-01 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 1526125439 |
The fifteen groundbreaking essays contained in this book address the concept of adaptation in relation to horror cinema. Adaptation is not only a key cultural practice and strategy for filmmakers, but it is also a theme of major importance within horror cinema as a hole. The history of the genre is full of adaptations that have drawn from fiction or folklore, or that have assumed the shape of remakes of pre-existing films. The horror genre itself also abounds with its own myriad transformations and transmutations. The essays within this volume engage with an impressive range of horror texts, from the earliest silent horror films by Thomas Edison and Jean Epstein through to important contemporary phenomena, such as the western appropriation of Japanese horror motifs. Classic works by Alfred Hitchcock, David Cronenberg and Abel Ferrara receive cutting-edge re-examination, as do unjustly neglected works by Mario Bava, Guillermo del Toro and Stan Brakhage.
