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Jacqueline Reich
PrefaceAcknowledgements1. In the beginning: Mastroianni, Masculinity and Italian Cinema2. Undressing the Latin Lover: La dolce vita, Fashion and Italian Masculinity3. Masculinity, Sicilian Style: Il bell'Antonio and Divorce - Italian Style4. "Remember, It's a Comedy:" Mastroianni in the Films of Federico Fellini5. The Inetto versus the Unruly Woman: Mastroianni and Sophia Loren6. Remembrance of Films Past: Mastroianni and the Aging Male BodyNotesBibliographyIndex
Far from being a study of just one Italian film star, however, Reich's work demonstrates that Mastroianni's inetto is a reflection of the unstable political, social, and sexual climate of post-war Italy and its constantly shifting gender roles.