This insightful analysis of Fellini's work explores his transition from classic filmmaking to postmodern techniques, making Fellini’s Films and Commercials essential for enthusiasts and scholars alike.
Federico Fellini’s unique cinematic style has captivated audiences and influenced filmmakers for decades. In Fellini’s Films and Commercials, esteemed scholar Frank Burke provides a comprehensive analysis of Fellini's work, examining his evolution from traditional filmmaking to modernist and postmodern approaches. The book offers a detailed examination of each film, highlighting the shift from an objective storytelling perspective to a more introspective view that focuses on Fellini as an author and the intricacies of the cinematic medium.
Burke's exploration delves into the complexities of Fellini's narrative techniques, where he begins by analyzing the conventional storytelling methods and gradually transitions into a study of the director's deconstruction of authorship and cinematic conventions. This journey through Fellini’s Films and Commercials showcases how Fellini's work embodies postmodern signifying strategies, challenging viewers to engage with the text on a deeper level. Burke's insights are grounded in poststructuralist theories, making the book not only a detailed study of Fellini's films but also a significant contribution to film theory.
This new edition revisits Burke's earlier work, incorporating revised material along with a new preface and an additional chapter dedicated to Fellini's commercial projects. Elegantly written and meticulously researched, Fellini’s Films and Commercials is an indispensable resource for both enthusiasts and scholars of Fellini's cinematic legacy.
'Burke’s study is truly comprehensive and confronts a broad spectrum of topics from psychology and spirituality to film and camera theory, to name just a few. The author never leaves the reader unprepared for the next analysis, as he delivers important background information for context. What is most appreciated is Burke’s approach to his study as a whole. He supplies a meticulously detailed map in Fellini studies and equips readers with abundant knowledge to navigate through each film. However, he never forecloses readers’ own supplementary connections. Indeed, the monographic structure of the study directly encourages such engagement. The sharp and ever detailed analysis, which is at the study’s core, not only honours Fellini’s genius through his complexity, but it also inspires readers to appreciate and learn more about the beloved Italian director. Burke’s revised edition of his 1996 publication will continue to benefit scholars in future studies of the great Federico Fellini and his work.'
-- Giovanna Caterina Lisena, Journal of Italian Cinema & Media Studies'Burke’s book documents the enormous cultural impact that Fellini had in the second half of the 20th century and finally gives Fellini the visibility that he deserved, showing the cultural and geographical range of the director’s influence. The volume is a wonderful tool for both scholars of Fellini, specialists of cinema studies, students and film buffs who approach Fellini’s films for the first time. Any reader will be able to enter and be guided through Fellini’s very complex and fascinating cinematic universe. The work offers a valuable and interesting approach to one of the most famous Italian directors, and is the ideal vehicle, for celebrating Fellini’s centennial anniversary birth.'
-- Flavia Brizio-Skov, Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media'With an entire mountain range of books and other texts on the Italian auteur, Fellini’s Films and Commercials represents a pinnacle in English-language Fellini scholarship. [...] The new chapter on Fellini’s work in the television commercial idiom allows Burke to bring the narrative of his comprehensive analysis to a satisfyingly open-ended conclusion. [...] Apart from its other many virtues as a comprehensive guide, Burke’s latest book will undoubtedly do to any reader what it did to me: send them back to Fellini’s incomparable body of work.'
-- Russell Kilbourn, Italica | American Association of Teachers of ItaISBN: 9781789382204
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384 pages
Revised edition