{"product_id":"italian-cinema","title":"ITALIAN CINEMA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eEnte Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche Cinecittà Cines\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e. Contents includes:\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThree text booklets totaling 231 pp, 30 fascicules illustrated with graphic contributions by Enrico Prampolini, Publio Morbiducci, Marcello Nizzoli, Primo Sinòpico, Paolo Garretto, Sandro Biazzi and Bruno Angoletta.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003eFolio, 330 x 255 mm, housed in the publisher's monumental geometric architectural slip-case featuring a sharp triangular over-flap and three inset metallic relief emblem plates debossed with institutional insignias. [Torino: Stabilimento Poligrafico Roggero \u0026amp; Tortia], ND [circa 1942–1943].\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eA rare and imposing monument of wartime Italian graphic design. This promotional portfolio serves as a visual showcase for the state-controlled film apparatus, uniting the three pillars of Italian cinema: the Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche (ENIC), the Cinecittà studio complex, and the historic Cines production house. Rather than relying on standard commercial film billing, the publication enlists a vanguard of Italian modernist, Futurist, and Rationalist masters—including Enrico Prampolini, Marcello Nizzoli, and Paolo Garretto—to deliver a masterclass in typography, avant-garde and deco design. The tactile slipcase design itself acts as a piece of sculptural architecture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eA true rarity, being published during the twilight of the Fascist regime. OCLC finds one copy at USC.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Calab Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52225505100097,"sku":null,"price":20000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0680\/3547\/7825\/files\/web_a46ac96a-ecac-42cd-bddd-61efaca55ad9.jpg?v=1789480583","url":"https:\/\/www.calabrarebooks.com\/products\/italian-cinema","provider":"Calab Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}