{"product_id":"marco-ferreri-the-films-of-an-italian-provocateur-9781476682495","title":"Marco Ferreri: The Films of an Italian Provocateur","description":"\u003cp\u003e Marco Ferreri (1928-1997) was one of Italian cinema's boldest auteurs. A maverick personality, he worked with some of the most popular actors of the time (Marcello Mastroianni, Michel Piccoli, Catherine Deneuve, Gerard Depardieu, Ugo Tognazzi, Carroll Baker, Roberto Benigni, Isabelle Huppert, Christopher Lambert and others), and directed internationally acclaimed films. His filmography includes \u003ci\u003eThe Conjugal Bed\u003c\/i\u003e (1963), \u003ci\u003eThe Ape Woman\u003c\/i\u003e (1964), \u003ci\u003eDillinger Is Dead\u003c\/i\u003e (1969), the scandalous \u003ci\u003eLa Grande Bouffe\u003c\/i\u003e (1973), the absurdist western \u003ci\u003eDon't Touch the White Woman!\u003c\/i\u003e (1974), \u003ci\u003eThe Last Woman\u003c\/i\u003e (1976), \u003ci\u003eBye Bye Monkey\u003c\/i\u003e (1978) and the Charles Bukowski adaptation \u003ci\u003eTales of Ordinary Madness\u003c\/i\u003e (1981). Ferreri's cinema dealt in highly original ways with contemporary issues: the crisis of marriage, relationships between sexes, consumerism, and political disillusionment. His films were controversial and confronted censorship issues, leading to Ferreri's fame as a master provocateur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book examines Marco Ferreri's life and career, placing his work within the social and political context of postwar Italian culture, politics, and cinema. It includes a detailed production history and critical analysis of his films, with never-before-seen bits of information recovered from Italian ministerial archives and in-depth discussion of the director's unfilmed projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoberto Curti\u003c\/b\u003e is an Italian film historian and the author of numerous published books and articles. He lives in Cortona, Italy.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50661352964370,"sku":"9781476682495","price":65.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0b2738f5-ac9b-4bbe-bd46-03b2c801e1aa.jpg?v=1733492929","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/marco-ferreri-the-films-of-an-italian-provocateur-9781476682495","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}