Carmen Miranda

AvLisa Shaw

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

This is the first book-length study of Carmen Miranda in English. It traces her origins as a radio singer, recording artist and film star in Brazil in the 1930s, before exploring in depth her Hollywood screen roles and the construction of her long-lasting star persona in the USA.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-02-27
Mått:134 x 188 x 14 mm
Vikt:280 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Film Stars
Antal sidor:168
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781844574322

Utforska kategorier

Skådespelare och artister inom Kultur
Film inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

LISA SHAW is a Reader in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies at the University of Liverpool. She is the author of The Social History of the Brazilian Samba (1999), and co-author (with Stephanie Dennison) of Popular Cinema in Brazil (2004) and Brazilian National Cinema (2007). She co-edited (with Rob Stone) the book Screening Songs in Hispanic and Lusophone Cinema (2012), and was awarded a Senior Research Fellowship by the Leverhulme Trust to complete a research project entitled 'Tropical Travels: Brazilian Popular Culture Abroad, 1870-1945' in 2012.

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgments.- Introduction.- 1 Carmen Miranda and Film Stardom in Brazil.- 2 Carmen Miranda in Hollywood.- 3 Reproducing Carmen Miranda.- Conclusion.- Notes.- Select Bibliography.- Filmography.- Index.