TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hunt,Leon
TI  - Danger: Diabolik
T2  - Cultographies
SN  - 9780231182812
AV  - PN1997.D284 H86 2018eb
U1  - 791.43/72 23
PY  - 2018///]
CY  - New York, NY : 
PB  - Columbia University Press, 
KW  - Cult films
KW  - Italy
KW  - History
KW  - Motion pictures
KW  - PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgements --; Introduction: Diabolik, chi sei? --; 1. From fumetto nero to 'wild and kooky cape-opera': Production, promotion, initial reception --; 2. 'Uh-oh - it's getting groovy!': The cult afterlife of Danger: Diabolik --; 3. Fantômas all'italiana: Analysis --; 4. Genius of Crime: The place of the film --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index; restricted access; Issued also in print
N2  - Danger: Diabolik (1968) was adapted from a comic that has been a social phenomenon in Italy for over fifty years, featuring a masked master criminal-part Fantômas, part James Bond-and his elegant companion Eva Kant. The film partially reinvents the character as a countercultural prankster, subverting public officials and the national economy, and places him in a luxurious and futuristic underground hideout and Eva in a series of unforgettable outfits. A commercial disappointment on its original release, Danger: Diabolik's reputation has grown along with that of its director, Mario Bava, the quintessential cult auteur, while the pop-art glamour of its costumes and sets have caught the imagination of such people as Roman Coppola and the Beastie Boys.This study examines its status as a comic-book movie, including its relation both to the original fumetto and to its sister-film, Barbarella. It traces its production and initial reception in Italy, France, the U.S., and the UK, and its cult afterlife as both a pop-art classic and campy "bad film" featured in the final episode of Mystery Science Theatre 3000
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7312/hunt18281
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231851121
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780231851121/original
ER  -