The Divo and the Duce promoting film stardom and political leadership in 1920s America
"In the post-World War I American climate of isolationism, nativism, democratic expansion of civic rights, and consumerism, Italian-born star Rodolfo Valentino and Italy's dictator Benito Mussolini became surprising paragons of authoritarian male power and mass appeal. Drawing on extensive...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oakland, California
University of California Press
2019, [2019]©2019
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| Series: | Cinema cultures in contact
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | "In the post-World War I American climate of isolationism, nativism, democratic expansion of civic rights, and consumerism, Italian-born star Rodolfo Valentino and Italy's dictator Benito Mussolini became surprising paragons of authoritarian male power and mass appeal. Drawing on extensive research in the United States and Italy, Giorgio Bertellini's work shows how their popularity, both political and erotic, largely depended on the efforts of public opinion managers, including publicists, journalists, and even ambassadors. Beyond the democratic celebrations of the Jazz Age, the promotion of their charismatic masculinity, while short-lived, inaugurated the now-familiar convergence of popular celebrity and political authority"--Provided by publisher |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9780520301368 0520972171 0520301366 |