Mark Nicholls

Private passions and company priority The love and work story of Sergei Diaghilev and Vaslav Nijinksy

Mark Nicholls

Book Chapter  |  2022

This essay presents a creative practice history of the relationship between the fine art curator and opera/ballet impresario Serge..

A Complex game of liberation and domination: il Gattopardo, Sicilian oblivion, and Simonetta Agnello Hornby

Gregoria Manzin, Mark Nicholls, Annamaria PAGLIARO

Journal article  |  2021  |  Spunti e Ricerche

This article stands as a preamble to the collection of essays contained in the present issue of Spunti e Ricerche. The 60th annive..

The Flower of San Remo. Il Gattopardo on Location

Mark Nicholls

Journal article  |  2021  |  Spunti e Ricerche

Considering the production of Il Gattopardo in Sicily, and some pre-production business, this article seeks to account for the sub..

The Ambivalence of the Stranger and Bernardo Bertolucci’s Besieged (1998)

Gregoria Manzin, Mark Nicholls

Journal article  |  2021  |  Quarterly Review of Film and Video

La dolce vita (1960)

Mark Nicholls

Book Chapter  |  2020

A milestone in Fellini scholarship, this volume provides contributions by leading scholars, intellectuals, and filmmakers, as well..

Abjection Beyond Tears: Ellyn Burstyn as Liminal (On Set) Mother in The Exorcist

Mark Nicholls

Book Chapter  |  2020

This essay considers the way Ellen Burstyn created the lead role of Chris MacNeil in William Friedkin’s blockbuster, The Exorcist...

Watch for the Longest Day

Mark Nicholls

Original Creative Work  |  2019

It is December 1948. While their husbands self-sacrificingly remain at work in town, Sarah and her sister-in-law Jennifer spend y..

Suit Yourself

Mark Nicholls

Original Creative Work  |  2019

A hillside with an ocean view seems an ideal spot to spend a lonely Christmas Eve. When Jessica, a journalism major, and Beth, a h..

A Limited Season

Mark Nicholls

Original Creative Work  |  2019

Showfolk duo Joan and Peter defer the usual pre-lunch cocktail and anxiously await the arrival of their bright new young director...

It's A Wonderful Mid-Life Crisis

Mark Nicholls

Original Creative Work  |  2019

Max and Marion are usually the sort of friends who can go for a year without seeing each other and catch up on everything in a sec..