Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents vii
3. List of Figures ix
4. Acknowledgements xi
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I: Fascism, Cinema and Stardom
7. 1. Italian Cinema under Fascism 19
8. 2. The Creation of a Star System 40
9. 3. Stars and Commercial Culture 67
10. 4. The Public and the Stars 96
11. Part II: Italian Stars of the Fascist Era
12. 5. The National Star: Isa Miranda 123
13. 6. The Matinée Idol: Vittorio De Sica 144
14. 7. Everybody’s Fiancée: Assia Noris 166
15. 8. The Star as Hero: Amedeo Nazzari 184
16. 9. The Uniformed Role Model: Fosco Giachetti 203
17. 10. The Photogenic Beauty: Alida Valli 224
18. 11. The Duce’s Whim: Miria Di San Servolo 244
19. Part III: The Aftermath of Stardom
20. 12. Civil War, Liberation and Reconstruction 261
21. 13. Survival, Memory and Forgetting 278
22. Bibliography 297
23. Index 311