''Cinema Nuovo'' was a left-leaning Italian film magazine existed between 1952 and 1996. It was headquartered in
Milan, Italy
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.
History and profile
''Cinema Nuovo'' was established by
film critic
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Guido Aristarco in 1952.
The first issue was published in Milan on 15 December 1952.
The founding company was La Scuola, Arzigliano.
Guido Aristarco also directed the magazine, which first published fortnightly and from the July-August 1958 issue it became bimonthly.
The magazine had offices in
Rome
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Paris
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New York City
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,
Mexico City
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and
Prague
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.
''Cinema Nuovo'' had a
Marxist
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stance and was one of the targets of the
Italian government
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like other left-leaning publications. Guido Aristarco supported
neorealist cinema of Italy
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through his articles published in the magazine.
Joseph Grieco was among the
editors-in-chief
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,
and Rudi Berger was one of the contributors. From 1954 to 1956
Cesare Zavattini
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Biography
Born in Luzzara near Reggio Emilia in northern Italy, ...
published
photo-essays in ''Cinema Nuovo''.
The magazine folded in 1996.
Spanish film magazine ''
Nuestro Cine'' modeled on ''Cinema Nuovo'' and followed the approach of Guido Aristarco. The other Spanish film magazine inspired from ''Cinema Nuovo'' and its founder Guido Aristarco was ''
Objetivo''.
See also
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List of film periodicals
Film periodicals combine discussion of individual films, genres and directors with in-depth considerations of the medium and the conditions of its production and reception. Their articles contrast with film reviewing in newspapers and magazines whi ...
References
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