Italy is celebrated around the world for its cuisine: simple, rustic, and tasteful. Likewise, Italy's cinema has continuously garnered great acclaim. Yet, the history behind their food
and the ways it has been treated in media
is decidedly more complicated.
reveals both the progression and devolution of Italy's filmic foodscape from 1954 to 1973.
Following the diegesis of Italy's transition from hunger to abundance across these decades, as visceral needs morphed into other forms of desire, this book portrays how the anxieties surrounding food began as a light-hearted, comedic nostalgia, but later transitioned into fatalistic panic.
By:
Niki Kiviat Imprint: University of Toronto Press Country of Publication: Canada Dimensions:
Height: 232mm,
Width: 155mm,
Spine: 19mm
Weight: 530g ISBN:9781487564643 ISBN 10: 1487564643 Series:Culinaria Pages: 256 Publication Date:03 March 2026 Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Earning her postgraduate degrees at Columbia University, Niki Kiviat currently serves on the World Language Faculty at Greenwich Country Day School, where she teaches Italian and Spanish.