Author

Publication

1998 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England

Language

English

Word Count

71,250 words, Guess

Page Count

285 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL673540M
  • ISBN-100521590574
  • OCLC Control Number36884283
  • Library of Congress Control Number97019635
  • LibraryThing3962111
and 1 more
  • Goodreads2449089

Classifications

  • DDC791.43/0233/092
  • LCCPN1998.3.V57 B34 1998

First Sentence

introduced him to film director Jean Renoir and his colleagues, all of whom were members of the Popular Front or were at least sympathetic to it. The time was propitious: the Popular Front had just won a major election victory - although the sense of optimism it generated would soon dissipate as the new government turned out to be ineffective and down-right reactionary in its cultural policy.

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Other Editions

  • Visconti: explorations of beauty and decayCambridge University Press1998-01-01

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