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Beschreibung
Tonino Valerii is one of Italy's best genre film directors. Starting out as Sergio Leone's assistant on For a Few Dollars More (1965), he went on to direct spaghetti westerns that stand out among the most accomplished in their class--Day of Anger (1967), The Price of Power (1969), A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die! (1972) and My Name Is Nobody (1973). He also directed the outstanding giallo My Dear Killer (1972). This book examines Valerii's life and career in depth for the first time, with exclusive interviews with the filmmaker, scriptwriters and actors, and critical analysis of his films.
Tonino Valerii is one of Italy's best genre film directors. Starting out as Sergio Leone's assistant on For a Few Dollars More (1965), he went on to direct spaghetti westerns that stand out among the most accomplished in their class--Day of Anger (1967), The Price of Power (1969), A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die! (1972) and My Name Is Nobody (1973). He also directed the outstanding giallo My Dear Killer (1972). This book examines Valerii's life and career in depth for the first time, with exclusive interviews with the filmmaker, scriptwriters and actors, and critical analysis of his films.
Über den Autor
Roberto Curti is an Italian film historian and the author of books on Italian Gothic and giallo cinema, plus critical biographies of European filmmakers such as Riccardo Freda, Tonino Valerii, Elio Petri, Marco Ferreri, and Jesus Franco. He lives in Cortona, Italy.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Foreword by Christopher Frayling

Preface

Introduction

One. Childhood, Vocation and Early Experiences

Two. In the Lion's Den

Three. A Taste of Directing

Four. Oedipus in the West

Five. Death of a President

Six. The Anomalous Venetian

Seven. "There once was a little girl..."

Eight. Once We're Dead...

Nine. Nobody's Fool

Ten. Beware the Gorilla!

Eleven. A Sting in the Desert

Twelve. The Long Silence

Thirteen. The Naked Charm of the Bourgeoisie

Fourteen. Too Late the Hero?

Fifteen. Yojimbo vs. Cosa Nostra

Sixteen. His Master's Voice

Seventeen. Twilight's Last Gleamings

Epilogue

Afterword by Ernesto Gastaldi

Appendix: Interviews

Andy J. Forest¿151

Gianni Garkö153

Giuliano Gemmä154

George Hilton¿159

Peter Hooten¿161

Marco Leonardi¿163

Roberto Leoni¿165

Saverio Marconi¿175

Franco Nerö177

Pasquale Rachini¿178

Beatrice Ring¿180

Bud Spencer¿184

Bo Svenson¿185

Pamela Villoresi

Filmography

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index
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Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Theater & Film
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781476664682
ISBN-10: 1476664684
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Curti, Roberto
Hersteller: McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 254 x 178 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Roberto Curti
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.08.2016
Gewicht: 0,449 kg
Artikel-ID: 126086631

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