ABSTRACT

The Italian publisher Mondadori is credited as the source of the word giallo when it started bringing out detective fiction in yellow covers in 1929. This article explores the antecedents of the word from the influence of the French feuilletons, pulp fiction featuring the lurid crimes of master criminals such as Fantômas which were published in colourful covers with titles frequently picked out in yellow. These were immensely popular as film serials and were exported to Italy and all over Europe. Analysis of Assunta Spina, the serials featuring Za-la-Mort (1913–1924) and the Pirandello adaptation Enrico IV shows Italian filmmakers adopting stylistic elements that would coalesce in later Italian film noir.

摘要

意大利出版商Mondadori在1929年开始以黄色封面呈现侦探小说时被认为是giallo一词的来源。本文从法国feuilletons的影响中探究了该词的前身，该小说以法师的淫秽罪行为特色诸如Fantômas之类的犯罪分子被刊登在彩色封面中，标题经常以黄色出现。这些作为电影系列非常受欢迎，并出口到意大利和整个欧洲。对Zaunta Spina（1913–1924）和Pirandello改编的Enrico IV的连续剧《Assunta Spina》的分析表明，意大利电影摄制者采用了风格元素，这些元素将在后来的意大利黑色电影中融合。