[ecrea] New Neapolitan Cinema – new book from Edinburgh University Press

I would like to draw your attention to the publication of / The New 
Neapolitan Cinema/ - the first book in English to look at the 
proliferation of filmmaking in Naples, Italy over the past two decades.

The book examines some fifty films by filmmakers such as Paolo 
Sorrentino (/Le conseguenze dell’amore/ The Consequences of Love/), 
Mario Martone (/L’amore molesto/) and Antonio Capuano (/Pianese Nunzio/ 
Sacred Silence/) and considers how this movement paved the way to the 
international success of /Gomorra/.

In addition, it provides a theoretical discussion of the concept of 
regional cinema and a detailed, empirical study of production, 
distribution and exhibition that will be of interest to film scholars 
working on European cinema and national cinemas around the world.

The book is the product of many years of research on the part of its 
author, Alex Marlow-Mann, and is available in hardback from Edinburgh 
University Press. For more details, visit: 
http://www.euppublishing.com/book/9780748640669

‘This superbly researched volume provides a wealth of information on the 
recent renaissance of filmmaking in Naples, considered in its broader 
cultural context. Not only does the author build a persuasive analysis 
of this body of films, but he also offers crucial insights into the 
conditions of their production.’ (Áine O'Healy, Loyola Marymount University

Karen Drysdale

Department of Film Studies

University of St Andrews

99 North Street

St Andrews

Fife

KY16 9AD