After Fellini: National Cinema in the Postmodern Age

Over the past twenty—five years, Italy's film industry has produced a remarkable number of award—winning international art—house hits, among them Cinema Paradiso and Life Is Beautiful. Despite these successes, Italian cinema is in a state of crisis: ticket sales for domestic films, which plummeted in the l980's, are only now beginning to recover; television deregulation has engendered a popular culture largely dependent on American pro...