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This collection is the first to bring together scholars to explore the ways in which various people and groups in Italian society reacted to the advent of cinema. Looking at the responses of writers, scholars, clergymen, psychologists, philosophers, members of parliament, and more, the pieces collected here from that period show how Italians developed a common language to describe and discuss this invention that quickly exceeded all expectations and transcended existing categories of thought and artistic forms. The result is a close-up picture of a culture in transition, dealing with a 'scandalous' new technology that appeared poised to thoroughly change everyday life.

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245: $a: Early Film Theories in Italy, 1896-1922
245: $b: The Little Magic Machine
082: $a:
100: $a: Casetti, Francesco & Alovisio, Silvio & Mazzei, Luca
650: $a: Film studies
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250: $b: Amsterdam University Press
250: $c: 2017
020: $a: 978-9089648556
300: $a: 512