This collection of articles arises out of the international conference 'Italy on Screen' held
at the Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies London in February 2007. This volume
assembles work on different aspects of the relationships between Italy and film and confirms
the variety of approaches which contemporary students are able to bring to this field. These
essays display the reach of Italian cinema into fresh areas of film studies as well as gender
studies theology cultural studies and comparative literature. Through these explorations new
perspectives emerge on the historical and contemporary relationships between Italy and cinema
including rural landscapes and indigenous people but also Catholicism and perspectives of
non-Italians. This volume thus constitutes a platform for scholars and devotees of Italian
cinema to share their original and non-standard work incorporating some classic texts and
filmmakers but also branching out to offer thought-provoking new perspectives.
