Death And The Dolce Vita
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Death And The Dolce Vita
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Author : Stephen Gundle
language : en
Publisher: Canongate Books
Release Date : 2012
Death And The Dolce Vita written by Stephen Gundle and has been published by Canongate Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with History categories.
On 9 April 1953 an attractive twenty-one-year-old woman went missing from her family home in Rome. Thirty-six hours later her body was found washed up on a neglected beach. Some said it was suicide; others, a tragic accident. But as the police tried to close the case, darker rumours bubbled to the surface. Could it be that the mysterious death of this quiet, conservative girl was linked to a drug-fuelled orgy, involving some of the richest and most powerful men in Italy?
Dolce Vita
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Author : Stephen Gundle
language : en
Publisher: Canongate
Release Date : 2011-05-01
Dolce Vita written by Stephen Gundle and has been published by Canongate this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-01 with categories.
On 9 April 1953 an attractive twenty-one-year-old woman went missing from her family home in Rome. Thirty-six hours later her body was found washed up on a neglected beach at Tor Vaianica. Some said it was suicide; others, a tragic accident. Darker murmurs blamed her death on a drug-fuelled orgy that had gone horribly wrong. The crime gripped the nation. And some were determined to find out the truth of what had happened: the mystery took them from the capital's seediest back streets right up to the highest office in the land. Dolce Vita casts fascinating light on the myriad colours and contradictions of Rome in the 1950s. Stephen Gundle brilliantly portrays the Rome of romance, luxury and glamour; the Rome of flowers, fountains and Vespas. It is Rome as a film set- embodied by Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck in Roman Holiday. But the murder of Wilma Montesi exposed the other side of this beautiful city: carnal crimes, sex, drugs, corruption and endless cover-ups. Stephen Gundle picks his way through the evidence to expose the foul underbelly of Rome in the 1950s – a place of bitter hearts and broken dreams.
La Muerte Y La Dolce Vita
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Author : Stephen Gundle
language : es
Publisher: Grupo Planeta (GBS)
Release Date : 2012
La Muerte Y La Dolce Vita written by Stephen Gundle and has been published by Grupo Planeta (GBS) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with categories.
The Montesi Scandal
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Author : Karen Pinkus
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2003-05
The Montesi Scandal written by Karen Pinkus and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-05 with History categories.
Early on a windy morning in April 1953, the body of a young woman washed up on a beach outside of Rome. Her name was Wilma Montesi, and, as the papers reported, she had left her home in the city center a day earlier, alone. The police called her death an accidental drowning. But the public was not convinced. In the cafés around the Via Veneto, people began to speak-of the son of a powerful politician, lavish parties, movie stars, orgies, drugs. How this news item of everyday life exploded into one of the greatest scandals of a modern democracy is the story Karen Pinkus tells in The Montesi Scandal. Wilma's death brought to the surface every simmering element of Italian culture: bitter aspiring actresses, corrupt politicians, nervous Jesuits in sunglasses, jaded princes. Italians of all types lined up to testify-in court or to journalists of varying legitimacy-about the death of the middle-class carpenter's daughter, in the process creating a media frenzy and the modern culture of celebrity. Witnesses sold their stories to the tabloids, only to retract them. They posed for pictures, pretending to shun the spotlight. And they in turn became celebrities in their own right. Pinkus takes us through the alleys and entryways of Rome in the 1950s, linking Wilma's death to the beginnings of the dolce vita, now synonymous with modern Roman life. Pinkus follows the first paparazzi on their scooters as they shoot the protagonists and gives us an insider's view of the stories and trials that came to surround this lonely figure that washed up on the shores of Ostia. Full of the magnificent paparazzi photos of the protagonists in the drama and film stills from the era's landmark movies, The Montesi Scandal joins true crime with "high" culture in an original form, one true to both the period and the cinematic conception of life it created. More than a meditation of the intricate ties among movies, paparazzo photography, and Italian culture, The Montesi Scandal narrates Wilma's story and its characters as the notes for an unrealized film, but one that, as the reader discovers, seems impossible to produce.
La Dolce Vita
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Author : Stephen a Di Biase
language : en
Publisher: Premier Insights LLC
Release Date : 2015-02-21
La Dolce Vita written by Stephen a Di Biase and has been published by Premier Insights LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-21 with Family & Relationships categories.
"La Dolce Vita" describes my life's journey from a lower middle-class family to the ranks of a Fortune 500 executive while enduring the challenges of a lifetime of poor health. The learning is that a good life is possible if one looks upon adversity as a source of advantage while focusing on what’s important and managing the urgent appropriately.
Dolce Vita Confidential
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Author : Shawn Levy
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2016-10-27
Dolce Vita Confidential written by Shawn Levy and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-27 with Performing Arts categories.
SUNDAY TIMES FILM BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Uproariously readable ... Levy is a master of the group biography' Sunday Times 'Teeming with satisfying gossipy details' Guardian 'Exalts the intoxicating, beguiling dreaminess of Rome in its celluloid heyday' TLS 1950s Rome. From the ashes of war, the Eternal City is reborn as the epicentre of film, style and boldfaced libertinism. Movie stars including Ingrid Bergman, Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor flock to Cinecittà studio and mix with blue bloods and bohemians at the bars on Via Veneto, while behind them trail street photographers in pursuit of the most unflattering and dramatic portraits of fame. In a fast-paced, kaleidoscopic narrative, Shawn Levy recreates Rome's ascent with compelling tales of its glitterati and artists, down to every last outrageous detail of the city's magnificent transformation into 'Hollywood on the Tiber'.
Lost In La Dolce Vita
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Author : Navyo Ericsen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-06-10
Lost In La Dolce Vita written by Navyo Ericsen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-10 with categories.
Amidst the sensual beauty, ancient history and passionate chaos of Italy, the author struggles to accept his mother's death, only to find it an opportunity for something else entirely. An insightful, often hilarious account of finding oneself in the aftermath of loss. With universal themes of mother-son, death and grief, trust in life, belonging, identity, religion, the feminine, sex and sensuality, this is not just a personal journey but an inside look into Italy, its culture and people. This is the second book in the Soul Traveler series.
Fleeting Rome
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Author : Carlo Levi
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2004-09-03
Fleeting Rome written by Carlo Levi and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-09-03 with History categories.
Only a renaissance man could have described this glorious city in its heyday. And only Carlo Levi, writer, painter, politician and one of the last century's most celebrated talents, could depict Rome at the height of its optimism and vitality after World War II. In Fleeting Rome, the era of post war 'La Dolce Vita' is brought magnificently to life in the daily bustle of Rome's street traders, housewives and students at work and play, the colourful festivities of Ferragosto and San Giovanni, the little theatre of Pulcinella al Pincio; all vibrant sights and sounds of this ancient, yet vital cit.
Scandal
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Author : Alison Dagnes
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2013-12-05
Scandal written by Alison Dagnes and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-05 with Political Science categories.
There are many types of political scandals: sex, corruption, and election scandals are but a few. Political scandals are public events that have tremendous consequence on citizenry and can undermine democratic institutions-when we pay attention to scandal, we risk ignoring weightier matters. This volume brings together an array of academics to explore the impact of political scandals. What makes this book different from others is the wide spectrum of perspectives brought together to help analyze a single subject.
The Devil And The Dolce Vita
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Author : Roy Domenico
language : en
Publisher: CUA Press
Release Date : 2021-09-10
The Devil And The Dolce Vita written by Roy Domenico and has been published by CUA Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-10 with History categories.
Italy’s economic expansion after World War Two triggered significant social and cultural change. Secularization accompanied this development and triggered alarm bells across the nation’s immense Catholic community. The Devil and the Dolce Vita is the story of that community – the church of Popes Pius XII, John XXIII and Paul VI, the lay Catholic Action association, and the Christian Democratic Party – and their efforts in a series of culture wars to preserve a traditional way of life and to engage and tame the challenges of a rapidly modernizing society. Roy Domenico begins this study during the heady days of the April 1948 Christian Democratic electoral triumph and ends when pro-divorce forces dealt the Catholics a defeat in the referendum of May 1974 where their hopes crashed and probably ended. Between those two dates Catholics engaged secularists in a number of battles – many over film and television censorship, encountering such figures as Roberto Rossellini, Luchino Visconti, Federico Fellini, and Pier Paolo Pasolini. The Venice Film Festival became a locus in the fight as did places like Pozzonovo, near Padua, where the Catholics directed their energies against a Communist youth organization; and Prato in Tuscany where the bishop led a fight to preserve church weddings. Concern with proper decorum led to more skirmishes on beaches and at resorts over modest attire and beauty pageants. By the 1960s and 1970s other issues, such as feminism, a new frankness about sexual relations, and the youth rebellion emerged to contribute to a perfect storm that led to the divorce referendum and widespread despair in the Catholic camp.