Italian comedies of the 1960s and 1970s, called commedia al'italiana, have been known only through a handful of critically acclaimed productions that won international prizes and were
commercialized outside Italy. Lanzoni introduces English speakers to the genre by analyzing the most prevalent and representative examples. He provides a broader view than others, covering from
the late 1950s through the late 1970s, and explores how the films functioned within a society in an economic and social state of flux. Annotation 穢2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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