MARCELLO MASTROIANNI

Italian Style, International Icon

Film study conference, workshops, meetings, exhibitions

Torino, October 2014 - March 2015

This conference is part of a larger project, conceived and organized by Università degli Studi di Torino – Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici and Centro Ricerche Attore e Divismo in cooperation with Museo Nazionale del Cinema, Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Cineteca Nazionale, RAI, Teatro Stabile di Torino, Museo dell’Attore di Genova, Film Commission Torino Piemonte, and with Università degli Studi di Pavia, Università degli Studi di Bologna-Rimini, Università degli Studi di Genova, Università degli Studi di Scienze Gastronomiche di Pollenzo. The conference and its ancillary activities – i.e. workshops, expositions, film projections – will take place, in Turin, between October 2014 and March 2015.

 International Film Study Conference

6-8 November 2014

Board Committee: Alberto Barbera (Museo Nazionale del Cinema), Caterina D’Amico (Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia), Stefano Della Casa (Hollywood Party-RAI), Richard Dyer (Kings College), Fred Gardaphè (City University of New York - Queens College), Stephen Gundle (University of Warwick), Cristina Jandelli (Università di Firenze), Marcia Landy (University of Pittsburgh), Roy Menarini (Università di Bologna), Giacomo Manzoli (Università di Bologna), Giuliana Muscio (Università di Padova), Jacqueline Nacache (Université Paris Diderot - Paris VII), Francesco Pitassio (Università di Udine), Jackie Reich (Fordham University - New York), Martin Shingler (University of Sunderland).

CALL FOR PAPERS

The conference will address the case of Marcello Mastroianni, focusing on his relevance as an actor and as a star. The papers will address the analysis of Mastroianni's acting style, his position within film, theatre and television history (genres, authors, production and reception practices) and the social and cultural influence of one of modernity's most relevant icons. A peculiar icon indeed, a star able to embody, at the very same time, a real symbol of Italian identity and a universal character.

The conference will take place in Turin and will be organized in three days (6-8 November 2014), structured in several panels, focused on specific topics.

Research perspectives include, but are not limited to:

• Mastroianni and Italian cinema (between genres and auteurs);
• Mastroianni the actor (technique, style, characters);
• Mastroianni the international star (production, reception and circulation of his myth);
• Mastroianni and the theatre;
• Mastroianni on television and in the mass media;
• Mastroianni’s persona and gender identity;
• Mastroianni as a fashion icon.

Possible updates to the call for papers will be announced shortly. Presentations must be 20 minutes long and proposals, complete with a short abstract, must be sent by June 30, 2014.

Submissions can be sent to Centro Ricerche Attore e Divismo: [log in to unmask]