Andreas Ehrenreich, a doctoral student in Humanities Research Centre, recently organised an international conference on the giallo, a genre of Italian film thrillers that was particularly prominent in the 1960s and 70s.
The availability of DVDs has led to a resurgence in popularity for these films, and the conference, which took place at the Austrian Historical Institute in Rome, explored the genre in the context of political, social and industrial perspectives.
Participants included an international group of academic contributors, along with renowned industry guests such as actor George Hilton, composer Nora Orlandi, directors Antonio Bido, Ruggero Deodato and Sergio Martino and screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi. One of the highlights of the conference was Professor Richard Dyer’s brilliant keynote speech. A screening of a beautiful 35mm print of the film The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh also attracted a huge general audience.
More information on the conference, which was supported by SHU’s Department of Humanities, the Austrian Historical Institute in Rome and Cineteca Nazionale, is available at http://blogs.shu.ac.uk/giallo/
You can contact Andreas at a.ehrenreich@shu.ac.uk