Alberto Zambenedetti is Assistant Professor in the Department of Italian Studies, University of Toronto

There is much to praise in Acting across Borders. The book’s analytical thrust provides a fresh look at two widely studied figures in Italian cinema and paves the way for further future research [...] the book will be welcomed by readers interested in Italian cinema and cultural history.

• List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction: Acting Across Borders PART ONE: AMEDEO NAZZARIIntroduction to Part One: Amedeo Nazzari’s Many Im/mobilities 1: Flying: Empire Cinema’s (Aero)Mobilities 2: Returning: Im/mobility and Immigrant’s Nostalgia 3: Fighting: Wartime Im/mobility in Harlem 4: Romancing: Postwar Im/mobilities in Raffaello Matarazzo’s Melodramas 5: Migrating: The Pathology of Im/mobility Conclusion: Driving the Flâneuse: Le notti di CabiriaPART TWO: ALBERTO SORDIIntroduction to Part Two: Alberto Sordi’s Comic Mobilities 1: Vacationing: The Rise of the Travelling Comedian 2: Working: ‘L’Italia è una Repubblica Democratica, fondata sul lavoro’ 3: Killing: Criminal Mobilities 4: Exploring: Italian Identity Abroad 5: Drilling: (Auto)Mobile Satires of Global Petroculture Conclusion: Driving Across (Screen) Borders Filmography Bibliography Index

Alberto Zambenedetti is Assistant Professor in the Department of Italian Studies, University of Toronto

There is much to praise in Acting across Borders. The book’s analytical thrust provides a fresh look at two widely studied figures in Italian cinema and paves the way for further future research [...] the book will be welcomed by readers interested in Italian cinema and cultural history.

• List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction: Acting Across Borders PART ONE: AMEDEO NAZZARIIntroduction to Part One: Amedeo Nazzari’s Many Im/mobilities 1: Flying: Empire Cinema’s (Aero)Mobilities 2: Returning: Im/mobility and Immigrant’s Nostalgia 3: Fighting: Wartime Im/mobility in Harlem 4: Romancing: Postwar Im/mobilities in Raffaello Matarazzo’s Melodramas 5: Migrating: The Pathology of Im/mobility Conclusion: Driving the Flâneuse: Le notti di CabiriaPART TWO: ALBERTO SORDIIntroduction to Part Two: Alberto Sordi’s Comic Mobilities 1: Vacationing: The Rise of the Travelling Comedian 2: Working: ‘L’Italia è una Repubblica Democratica, fondata sul lavoro’ 3: Killing: Criminal Mobilities 4: Exploring: Italian Identity Abroad 5: Drilling: (Auto)Mobile Satires of Global Petroculture Conclusion: Driving Across (Screen) Borders Filmography Bibliography Index

Alberto Zambenedetti is Assistant Professor in the Department of Italian Studies, University of Toronto

There is much to praise in Acting across Borders. The book’s analytical thrust provides a fresh look at two widely studied figures in Italian cinema and paves the way for further future research [...] the book will be welcomed by readers interested in Italian cinema and cultural history.

• List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction: Acting Across Borders PART ONE: AMEDEO NAZZARIIntroduction to Part One: Amedeo Nazzari’s Many Im/mobilities 1: Flying: Empire Cinema’s (Aero)Mobilities 2: Returning: Im/mobility and Immigrant’s Nostalgia 3: Fighting: Wartime Im/mobility in Harlem 4: Romancing: Postwar Im/mobilities in Raffaello Matarazzo’s Melodramas 5: Migrating: The Pathology of Im/mobility Conclusion: Driving the Flâneuse: Le notti di CabiriaPART TWO: ALBERTO SORDIIntroduction to Part Two: Alberto Sordi’s Comic Mobilities 1: Vacationing: The Rise of the Travelling Comedian 2: Working: ‘L’Italia è una Repubblica Democratica, fondata sul lavoro’ 3: Killing: Criminal Mobilities 4: Exploring: Italian Identity Abroad 5: Drilling: (Auto)Mobile Satires of Global Petroculture Conclusion: Driving Across (Screen) Borders Filmography Bibliography Index