Emiliano Morreale Explores Italian Writers and Cinema in New Book
Emiliano Morreale, a professor at Università La Sapienza, has just published a new book called Il cinema era tutto. scrittori italiani davanti al grande schermo. This comprehensive volume, which is over six hundred pages long, showcases Morreale's passion for the interplay between Italian literature and film. It builds on his previous works like L'invenzione della nostalgia. Il vintage nel cinema italiano e dintorni, released in 2009, and the anthology Racconti di cinema, co-edited with Mariapaola Pierini in 2013. The book also features insights from Morreale's first narrative work, L'ultima innocenza, set to come out in 2024. A review by Gabriele Gimmelli and Anita Romanello appeared on Doppiozero on September 16, 2026, discussing the book's themes.
Key facts
- Emiliano Morreale published Il cinema era tutto. scrittori italiani davanti al grande schermo.
- The book is over six hundred pages long.
- Morreale previously wrote L'invenzione della nostalgia. Il vintage nel cinema italiano e dintorni (Donzelli, 2009).
- He co-edited Racconti di cinema (Einaudi, 2013) with Mariapaola Pierini.
- Morreale's first narrative work, L'ultima innocenza, was published by Sellerio in 2024.
- Morreale teaches at Università La Sapienza.
- The review was written by Gabriele Gimmelli and Anita Romanello.
- The review was published on Doppiozero on September 16, 2026.
Entities
Artists
- Emiliano Morreale
- Gabriele Gimmelli
- Anita Romanello
- Mariapaola Pierini
Institutions
- Università La Sapienza
- Donzelli
- Einaudi
- Sellerio
- Doppiozero
Locations
- Italy