Università Roma Tre

Specific object of investigation will be the dialect theatre “of exception” (especially the one of Raffaele Viviani), essential piece to look in a new way at that moment of the Italian theatre history identifies with the “years of the delay” with regard to the phenomenon of the emerging theatrical direction. It is foreseen the analysis of films made out of the plays of Viviani (La tavola dei poveri, directed by A. Blasetti, 1932, and I dieci comandamenti, directed by M. Martone, 2000) and of unpublished documentary clips.

TEXTS AND FILMOGRAPHY FOR THE EXAMINATION:

Attending students:
1) V. Venturini, Raffaele Viviani. La compagnia, Napoli e l’Europa, Roma, Bulzoni, 2008 (except chapter IV); 2) Materials prepared by the Professor; 3) film: La tavola dei poveri, directed by A. Blasetti; 4) film: I dieci comandamenti, directed by M. Martone [copies of the films in the program is available to students at the library of Dams, , via Ostiense 139, piano -1].

Non attending students:
1) V. Venturini, Raffaele Viviani. La compagnia, Napoli e l’Europa, Roma, Bulzoni, 2008 (except chapter IV); 2) F. Angelini, Teatro e spettacolo nel primo Novecento, Bari-Roma, Laterza, 2009; 3) film: La tavola dei poveri, directed by A. Blasetti; 4) film: I dieci comandamenti, directed by M. Martone [copies of the films in the program is available to students at the library of Dams, , via Ostiense 139, piano -1].