Books by Millicent (Chair Marcus

Each of the filmmakers studied here define their own authorial task in relation to that of the literary precursor, and insert "umbilicalscenes or "allegories of adaptationto teach viewers how to read their cinematic rewriting of literary sources.

Examines the Italian films of the last two decades of the 20th century which managed to transcend the decline of Italian cinema's prominence within the industry. The author interprets, in detail, a body of work which established an independent profile for the Italian cinema of the 80s and 90s.