- Description
- 1 online resource.
- Summary
- "In the post-World War I American climate of isolationism, nativism, democratic expansion of civic rights, and consumerism, Italian-born star Rodolfo Valentino and Italy's dictator Benito Mussolini became surprising paragons of authoritarian male power and mass appeal. Drawing on extensive research in the United States and Italy, Giorgio Bertellini's work shows how their popularity, both political and erotic, largely depended on the efforts of public opinion managers, including publicists, journalists, and even ambassadors. Beyond the democratic celebrations of the Jazz Age, the promotion of their charismatic masculinity, while short-lived, inaugurated the now-familiar convergence of popular celebrity and political authority"--Provided by publisher.
- Series Statement
- Cinema cultures in contact ; 1
- Uniform Title
- Divo and the Duce (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Divo and the Duce (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Terms of Use (note)
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. CC BY 4.0
- Source of Description (note)
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
- Contents
- Introduction : "Nothing like going to an authority" -- Popular sovereignty, public opinion, and the presidency -- Cultural nationalism and democracy's opinion leaders -- Wartime film stardom and global leadership -- The divo, new style heavy -- The ballyhooed art of governing romance -- Stunts and plebiscites -- Promoting a romantic biography -- National leader, international actor -- Conclusions.
- ISBN
- 978052097217
- LCCN
- 2018036816
- OCLC
- ssj0002175631
- Author
Bertellini, Giorgio, 1967-
- Title
The Divo and the Duce [electronic resource] : promoting film stardom and political leadership in 1920s America / Giorgio Bertellini.
- Imprint
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019]
- Series
Cinema cultures in contact ; 1
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Terms Of Use
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Note
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
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- Other Form:
Print version: Bertellini, Giorgio, 1967- author. Divo and the Duce Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019] 9780520301368 (DLC) 2018033486