Voyage at the Ends of Remediation in Il Marchese del Grillo
Abstract
The chapter examines the theatre scene from Mario Monicelli’s Il Marchese del Grillo (1981) as a distinctive case study of opera remediation in Italian cinema. It broadens the conceptual boundaries of remediation, reflecting on its object, rationale and modalities as a complex cultural process. A multi-faceted (dramaturgical, cinematic, medial) analysis of this scene reveals also how music serves to evoke a complex system of socio-cultural oppositions that permeate the whole film narrative, while also illustrating Monicelli’s vision of early nineteenth-century musical theatre.
Submitted: Dec. 19, 2024 | Accepted: June 11, 2025 | Published Oct. 22, 2025 | Language: en
Keywords Opera in cinema • Il Marchese del Grillo • Remediation • Vocalities • Gender Identities
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