After the World Ends
Hardcover, 256 pages in colour, 19x26cm
An anthology book of aftermath cinema by Claude Gaillard. This is an English language version of a French book financed via KickStarter
In 'After the World Ends', you will be taken on a journey through post-apocalyptic cinema from its origins to its Golden Age at the VHS era. With dozens of films reviewed, hundreds of photos and posters, and the recurrent themes and tropes typical from the genre explored in detail. Packed with brand new interviews with the people who made the films including Fred Williamson, Sergio Martino, David Worth, Rae Dawn Chong, Steve De Jarnatt.
Science Fiction Italian Style: Italian Science Fiction Films from 1958-2000
Physical Info: 0.6" H x 9.69" L x 7.44" W (1.14 lbs) 288 pages
Italy is not a country generally known for its science fiction cinema. Over the years, however, a number of films belonging to the genre have been made and - while there might not be a single, defining science fiction ‘movement’ as such - they make for a curious, compellingly disparate whole. From critically acclaimed futuristic satires to cheapjack exploitation films featuring deadly extra-terrestrials; from counterculture polemics set in an imminent dystopia to post-apocalyptic action movies populated by Mohican-sporting thugs. There might be many different types of films, but they all deal with shared themes and concerns. And that’s not even mentioning the giant chickens and flesh-eating fish. This is the first English language book to deal comprehensively with the subject. Covering all Italian science fiction films made between 1958 and 2000 in detail – as well as including an overview of productions made in subsequent years – it examines a range of interconnected sub-genres, looking into how recurrent narratives came about, evolved and eventually faded. So… zip up your space suit, settle back in your anti-gravity seating device... and welcome to the wild, wild world of Science Fiction, Italian Style.
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