Danger: Diabolik / / Leon Hunt.
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, subvertin...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018 |
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2018] ©2018 |
Year of Publication: | 2018 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Cultographies
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource :; ‹B›B&W Photos: ‹/B›12. |
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Other title: | 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 |
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Summary: | 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. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780231851121 9783110606607 9783110603088 9783110603972 9783110604252 9783110603255 |
DOI: | 10.7312/hunt18281 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Leon Hunt. |