Mario Bava

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The Artisan as Italian Horror Auteur

By Leon Hunt

Series: Global Exploitation Cinemas

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Mario Bava: The Artisan as Italian Horror Auteur offers a fresh perspective on Italy’s master of horror. It examines Bava’s complex film authorship amid multiple versions and uncredited contributions, and considers his role as a genre pioneer. The book features detailed analyses of cult classics like Kill, Baby… Kill and Five Dolls for an August Moon, focusing on spectacle and atmosphere rather than narrative coherence, revealing the enduring fascination of his cinematic style within various production contexts.
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Ideal for students and scholars of film studies, enthusiasts of Italian genre cinema, cult film aficionados, and readers interested in auteur theory and the history of horror cinema.

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How do we approach a figure like Mario Bava, a once obscure figure promoted to cult status? This book takes a new look at Italy’s maestro of horror but also uses his films to address a broader set of concerns.

What issues do his films raise for film authorship, given that several of them were released in different versions and his contributions to others were not always credited? How might he be understood in relation to genre, one of which he is sometimes credited with having pioneered?

This volume addresses these questions through a thorough analysis of Bava's shifting reputation as a stylist and genre pioneer. It also discusses the formal and narrative properties of a filmography marked by an emphasis on spectacle and atmosphere over narrative coherence, and the ways in which his lauded cinematic style intersects with different production contexts.

Featuring new analysis of cult classics like Kill, Baby … Kill (1966) and Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970), Mario Bava: The Artisan as Italian Horror Auteur sheds light on a body of films that were designed to be ephemeral but continue to fascinate us today.

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The book is praised as a meticulously researched exploration of Bava’s work, providing a deeper appreciation of the filmmaker’s unique contribution to Italian genre and cult cinema. Reviewers highlight its accessible style and thorough investigation of themes such as authorship, genre, and cultural value, deeming it essential for those interested in film studies and auteur theory.

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ISBN: 9781501390852

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 September 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic

Illustration: 15 bw illus

Audience: Tertiary education

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Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 240

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Arts & Culture Leon Hunt Non-Fiction Series: Global Exploitation Cinemas

About the Author

Leon Hunt is Senior Lecturer in film and TV studies at Brunel University, UK. Hunt is the author of British Low Culture: From Safari Suits to Sexploitation (1998), Kung Fu Cult Masters: From Bruce Lee to Crouching Tiger (2003), The League of Gentlemen (2008), Cult British TV Comedy: From Reeves and Mortimer to Psychoville (2013) and Danger: Diabolik (2018) and co-editor of East Asian Cinemas: Exploring Transnational Connections on Film (2008) and Screening the Undead (2014).

Mario Bava