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Italian Silent Cinema: A Reader is an incredibly rich text, a must-read for anybody interested in studying the beginnings of cinema in Italy and its multifaceted, interdisciplinary and complex history. In particular, the book is a valuable research tool for conducting work on the period of the so-called golden age of Italian history, 1908-15.--Journal of Modern Italian Studies

Italian Silent Cinema is an invaluable first collection of leading scholarship on the period in the English language, with an impressive bank of resources . . . and a welcome eye to enabling future research. . . . Bertellini's enthusiasm, twinned with the essays on Italian film archives (Paolo Cherchi Usai), early cinema literature (John P. Welle) and where/how to research both silent films (Ivo Blom) and non-filmic materials (Luca Mazzei), will doubtless prove to be useful and influential to future scholars.--Italian Studies

[P]resents 30 essays on individual companies, stars and genres, the history of Italian film historiography, and the challenges of archival access.45.3 July-Sept. 2014--COMMUNICATION BOOKNOTES Qtly

Giorgio Bertellini's Reader is an outstanding work, carefully envisioned and engaging at every page.--Journal of Italian Cinema and Media Studies

[T]he eagerly anticipated publication of Italian Silent Cinema: A Reader has finally arrived, and it does not disappoint. A veritable labor of love, Bertellini's lavishly illustrated and masterfully edited volume provides scholars with an essential resource for understanding and exploring Italy's film culture between 1905 and 1931.--Annali d'italianistica

This is a lavishly produced book, with a gorgeous cover, wonderful illustrations throughout, and excellent editing. . . . Including an extensive bibliography, this is an extremely rich, well-done volume. . . . Highly recommended.--Choice