Seven directors and seventeen films about the birth and flourish of “commedia all’Italiana”, the unique phenomenon in the history of Cinema. The Italian comedy moved in parallel and complementary to the boom of the Italian cinema and the filmmakers of the ‘60s, combining impressively the commercial with the artistic value. With two informative general texts by Babis Aktsoglou and Yorgos Bramos, this thematic monograph covers the work of Mario Monicelli, Dino Risi, Luigi Comencini, Pietro Germi, Elio Petri, Ettore Scola and Franco Brusati. Including biographies of the directors and texts on the films by Greek and international film critics, the book, edited by Michel Demopoulos, Thomas Linaras and Alexandros Moumtzis, covers the genre, bringing forth its timelessness and success.
