"È giusto vivere così?" : Contemporary Melodrama and Migration
ISBN
978-1-4438-4624-0
Type
book section
Date Issued
2013
Author(s)
Editor(s)
Schrader, Sabine
Winkler, Daniel
Abstract
Towards the end of the 1990s, immigration becomes ever more present in Italian movie theatres, not least because of the reality of migration in Italy, but probably also because of the success of films like Pummarò and Lamerica. Time and time again, well-known filmmakers choose this topic within the scope of genre cinema as well as melodramatic cinema traditions.
Prominent examples of big productions that were also screened outside of Italy are Bernardo Bertolucci's L'assedio (Besieged, 1998), Marco Tullio Giordana's Quando sei nato non puoi più nasconderti (Once You're Born You Can No Longer Hide, 2005), and Giuseppe Tornatore's La sconosciuta (The Unknown Woman, 2006).
The success of the melodramatization of migration, as Jörg Metelmann's article shows, is not least the result of the fact that the clear, affective structure of the melodramatic is particularly well suited to expounding upon the ethical implications of absolute, relative, and selfresponsible moralities.
Prominent examples of big productions that were also screened outside of Italy are Bernardo Bertolucci's L'assedio (Besieged, 1998), Marco Tullio Giordana's Quando sei nato non puoi più nasconderti (Once You're Born You Can No Longer Hide, 2005), and Giuseppe Tornatore's La sconosciuta (The Unknown Woman, 2006).
The success of the melodramatization of migration, as Jörg Metelmann's article shows, is not least the result of the fact that the clear, affective structure of the melodramatic is particularly well suited to expounding upon the ethical implications of absolute, relative, and selfresponsible moralities.
Language
English
Keywords
Migration
Melodram
Film
Italy
Transnational
Charles Taylor
Justice
Victimization
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SHSS - Kulturen, Institutionen, Maerkte (KIM)
Refereed
No
Book title
The cinemas of Italian migration : European and transatlantic narratives
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars
Publisher place
Newcastle upon Tyne
Start page
247
End page
262
Pages
16
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
225172