Commedia all'italiana, or Comedy, Italian style, became popular at a time of great social change. This book, utilizing comedies produced in Italy from 1958-70, examines the genre's representation of gender in the everyday spaces of beaches and nightclubs, offices, cars, and kitchens, through the exploration of key spatial motifs.

Autorentext
Natalie Fullwood is a language tutor in Italian at the University of Leeds, UK.

Inhalt
PART I: CONTEXTS 1. Cinema, Space, Gender 2. Comedy, Italian Style PART II: SPACES 3. Bodies, Bikinis, and Bras: Beaches and Nightclubs in Comedy, Italian Style 4. Masculinity at Work: Offices in Comedy, Italian Style 5. Driving Passions: Cars in Comedy, Italian Style 6. Recipe for Change: Kitchens in Comedy, Italian Style