Blood and Black Lace - Couverture souple

Curti, Roberto

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1911325930 ISBN 13 : 9781911325932

Editeur : Auteur Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

Mario Bava’s Blood and Black Lace (1964) is a legendary title, and is commonly considered as the archetypal giallo. A murder mystery about a faceless and menacing killer stalking the premises of a luxurious fashion house in Rome, Blood and Black Lace set the rules for the genre: a masked, black-gloved killer, an emphasis on graphic violence, elaborate and suspenseful murder sequences. But Blood and Black Lace is first and foremost an exquisitely stylish film, full of gorgeous color schemes, elegant camerawork, and surrealistic imagery, testimony of Bava’s mastery and his status as an innovator within popular cinema. This book recollects Blood and Black Lace’s production history, putting it within the context of the Italian film industry of the period and includes plenty of previously unheard-of data. It analyzes 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 filmmaking and clever handling of the audience’s expectations by way of irony and pitch-black humor. The book also analyzes Blood and Black Lace’s place within Bava’s oeuvre, its historical impact on the giallo genre, and its influential status on future filmmakers.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Roberto Curti is an Italian film historian who has written many books on Italian cinema. They include Italian Crime Filmography 1968-1980, Mavericks of Italian Cinema, and a trilogy of volumes on Italian Gothic Horror Films (1957-1969; 1970-1979; 1980-1989), published by McFarland.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Auteur Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1911325930
• ISBN 13: 9781911325932
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 120
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible