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level questions: Buckley: Dressing the Part

Question	Answer
The 'Made in Italy' is a term associated with what?	Style, elegance and quality good
In what era did Italian fashion become renowned?	1950s
Give an example of a 'Fashion Film'.	Le ragazze di Piazza di Spagna (1953) dir. Luciano Emmer
What makes a 'Fashion Film'?	Fashion is important to the mise-en-scène
In the 1950s, who would be responsible for their costumes?	Leading Actress
Why was the 1950s when fashion started to become a more popular feature for cinema?	The country was starting to show signs of recovery and the time was felt to be right to introduce luxury goods onto the screen once more
Who did Antonioni hire as the stylist, in order to successfully portray Bose' as older and a representative of the Upper Class Milan lifestyle?	Count Ferdinando Sarmi
What was essential for the costuming of the film, given the tight budget?	Connections to the fashion industry
In contrast to the 30s and 40s, what difference was there in the credits of films in the 50s?	Credits for those who provided costumes, makeup and jewellery
The use of the stars own wardrobe in the movies created what?	"A continuity of the star image between media texts, in particular between film and popular illustrated magazines."
The scene where Paola appears to lose her pearl earring when with Guido suggests what of the two characters?	Draws clear parallels between the value systems of these two characters and places them into two very different social categories.
Through her fashion, Paola always seems more dominant than Guido. However, how does Guido manage to retain his power over her in the final scene?	"When her exquisite white dress becomes wet and sullied at the hem from the rain and from trailing across the dirty streets."
What can Paola's many costume changes portray?	Her untrustworthy nature
Antonioni offers "a perspective critique on the consumerist society" through Paola's clothes. What other film does he provide this critique?	Blow Up (1966)