| Spaghetti Westerns: Cowboys and Europeans from Karl May to Sergio Leone Contributor(s): Frayling, Christopher (Author) |
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ISBN: 1845112075 ISBN-13: 9781845112073 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company OUR PRICE: $35.59 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2006 Annotation: "Spaghetti Westerns "is the major critical exploration of the European Western. Christopher Frayling approaches the Westerns produced at Cinecitta Studios in Rome from a variety of perspectives, placing them in the Italian, social, political, industrial and cinematic contexts from which they evolved. Over 400 Spaghetti Westerns were produced during their 1960s peak period; Frayling deals with the most interesting examples, giving special attention to the films of Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 791.436 |
| Series: Cinema and Society |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 7.22" W x 9.4" (1.59 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1960's - Ethnic Orientation - Italian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Christopher Frayling's Spaghetti Westerns is a particularly entertaining and enjoyably readable book. Frayling is obviously both a film buff and film critic, so he is able to appreciate Spaghetti Westerns as popular entertainments, to celebrate their cinematic stylishness, while simultaneously knowledgeably exploring their many social and political dimensions." - Gary Crowdus, Cineaste "Unquestionably the single best book written about the Western." - Journal of Popular Film and Television |
Contributor Bio(s): Frayling, Christopher: - Christopher Frayling is Rector of the Royal College of Art in London, and the author of 16 books on design and popular culture. |