Italian Ecocinema Beyond The Human - Elena Past

Entangled In The Hybrid Fields Of Ecomedia Studies And Material Ecocriticism, Elena Past Examines Five Italian Films Shot On Location And Ponders The Complex Relationships That The Production Crews Developed With The Filming Locations And The Nonhuman Cast Members. She Uses These Filmsred Desert (1964), The Winds Blows Round (2005), Gomorrah (2008), Le Quattro Volte (2010), And Return To The Aeolian Islands (2010)as Case Studies To Explore Pressing Environmental Questions Such As Cinemas Dependence On Hydrocarbons, The Toxic Waste Crisis In The Region Of Campania, And Our Reliance On The Nonhuman World. Dynamic And Unexpected Actors Emerge As The Subjects Of Each Chapter: Playful Goats, Erupting Volcanoes, Airborne Dust Particles, Fluid Petroleum, And Even The Sound Of Silence.