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Book Title: Cinema Of Poetry: Aesthetics Of The Italian Art Film
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Joseph Luzzi
Publication Name: Cinema of Poetry : Aesthetics of the Italian Art Film
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Year: 2016
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 232 Pages
