Hollywood Italians: Dagos, Palookas, Romeos, Wise Guys, and SopranosFrom the silent era and The Black Hand (1906) to The Sopranos, Hollywood has had a love-hate affair with Italian Americans. This book is a celebration of nearly one hundred years of images of Italians in American motion pictures. It covers all the stars as well as directors: Danny Aiello, Frank Capra, Francis Ford Coppola, Robert De Niro, Brian De Palma, Leonardo Di Caprio, James Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, Dean Martin, Vincente Minnelli, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Martin Scorsese, Frank Sinatra, Marisa Tomei, John Travolta, Rudolph Valentino, and scores of others. Dozens of films are discussed, including, very often, their literary and European-cinematic roots. Hollywood Italians is capped by a definitive examination of Coppola's Godfather films as well as the international-television phenomenon The Sopranos. |
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Hollywood Italians: Dagos, Palookas, Romeos, Wise Guys, and Sopranos Peter E. Bondanella Limited preview - 2004 |
Hollywood Italians: Dagos, Palookas, Romeos, Wise Guys, and Sopranos Peter Bondanella No preview available - 2005 |
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References to this book
Mafia and Outlaw Stories from Italian Life and Literature Robin Pickering-Iazzi Limited preview - 2007 |