Paolo Riberi (Author)
Genta, Giancarlo (Author)
Mimesis
Physical Details: 250 pp.
Language: Italian
Nato dalla geniale sceneggiatura di Dan O’Bannon e Ron Shusett e dagli incubi dell’artista svizzero Hans Ruedi Giger, nel 1979 Alien consacrò il talento di un giovanissimo Ridley Scott. Diversi decenni dopo, tra sequel, prequel e crossover, possiamo osservare la nascita e lo sviluppo di una saga variegata e poliedrica, nel corso della quale si sono avvicendati registi di prestigio come James Cameron, David Fincher, Jean-Pierre Jeunet e Fede Álvarez. Ripercorrendo l’intera storia del ciclo di Alien, il volume ne esplora i retroscena, scrutando a ritroso nelle influenze e nelle fonti che hanno dato vita al terrificante e affascinante universo abitato dallo Xenomorfo: dai vangeli gnostici all’orrore cosmico di H.P. Lovecraft, dal femminino sacro ai viaggi interstellari e all’intelligenza artificiale, passando per l’alchimia, le scoperte di Darwin e la terraformazione. [Abstract translated by Google Translate: This is the abstract in English… Born from the brilliant screenplay by Dan O'Bannon and Ron Shusett and from the nightmares of the Swiss artist Hans Ruedi Giger, in 1979 Alien consecrated the talent of a very young Ridley Scott. Several decades later, between sequels, prequels and crossovers, we can observe the birth and development of a varied and multifaceted saga, during which prestigious directors such as James Cameron, David Fincher, Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Fede Álvarez have come and gone. Retracing the entire history of the Alien cycle, the volume explores the background, peering back into the influences and sources that gave life to the terrifying and fascinating universe inhabited by the Xenomorph: from the Gnostic gospels to the cosmic horror of H.P. Lovecraft, from the sacred feminine to interstellar travel and artificial intelligence, passing through alchemy, Darwin's discoveries and terraforming.]
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