Film Stars – serie
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56 produkter
Deborah Kerr
Av Sarah Street, Martin Shingler m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
362 kr
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This illuminating study provides a comprehensive reassessment of Deborah Kerr's career, highlighting lesser-known aspects of her star persona. Sarah Street traces the specific qualities of Kerr's screen performances, paying close attention to facial expression, gesture, voice and costume. Covering …
Star Studies
A Critical Guide
E-bok, 2012
385 kr
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Martin Shingler presents the mother volume for Palgrave''s Film Stars series in three easily-navigable chapters in which he provides a summative and instructive account of star studies for today''s film student. Via a critical evaluation of the work of leading film scholars, he provides a …
Rock Hudson
Av John Mercer
E-bok, 2015
397 kr
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Tall, dark and handsome, with a manufactured name and a scrupulously designed professional image, Rock Hudson represented the Hollywood ideal of American masculinity during the 1950s and 60s; an ideal that was to be questioned and ultimately undermined during the years to follow by lurid accounts …
Amitabh Bachchan
Av Sunny Singh
E-bok, 2017
313 kr
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In this unique study of the star, Sunny Singh examines Amitabh Bachchan''s film performances and his star persona, locating them in the context of cultural phenomena and global branding, and explores the reasons behind the longevity of his stardom. This illuminating analysis assesses the full range …
Nicole Kidman
Av Pam Cook
E-bok, 2017
389 kr
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Pam Cook''s study of the star persona of Nicole Kidman traces Kidman''s career trajectory through an examination of her (sometimes controversial) film choices and places her in the context of a globalised media and celebrity culture.
Barbara Stanwyck
E-bok, 2017
397 kr
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Barbara Stanwyck''s illustrious career began in the 1920s and spanned sixty years. During that period she starred in major films of many genres and worked with some of the most distinguished Hollywood directors. Devoting each chapter to a significant quality of Stanwyck''s performances, Andrew …
Penelope Cruz
Av Ann Davies
E-bok, 2017
386 kr
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Part of a vanguard of Spanish talent claiming success at home and in Hollywood, Penélope Cruz is one of the best known European stars today. Focusing on Cruz''s key films and their surrounding discourse, Ann Davies charts the development of Cruz''s star persona both at home and abroad and the …
Julie Christie
Av Melanie Bell
E-bok, 2016
397 kr
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Julie Christie''s prickly relationship with stardom is legendary. This fascinating text provides a comprehensive account of Christie''s career, from her emergence in the 1960s to present day. It moves from analysing her star persona, to exploring her performance and her politics, and in doing so …
Amitabh Bachchan
Av Sunny Singh
E-bok, 2019
397 kr
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In this unique study of the star, Sunny Singh examines Amitabh Bachchan''s film performances and his star persona, locating them in the context of cultural phenomena and global branding, and explores the reasons behind the longevity of his stardom. This illuminating analysis assesses the full range …
Barbara Stanwyck
E-bok, 2019
385 kr
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Barbara Stanwyck''s illustrious career began in the 1920s and spanned sixty years. During that period she starred in major films of many genres and worked with some of the most distinguished Hollywood directors. Devoting each chapter to a significant quality of Stanwyck''s performances, Andrew …
Brigitte Bardot
E-bok, 2019
397 kr
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Ginette Vincendeau analyses Bardot''s rise to fame as a highly-acclaimed French international film star and fashion icon from her early days as a fashion model and ballet dancer to her period of ''high stardom'' between 1956 and 1960.
Brigitte Bardot
E-bok, 2019
397 kr
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Ginette Vincendeau analyses Bardot''s rise to fame as a highly-acclaimed French international film star and fashion icon from her early days as a fashion model and ballet dancer to her period of ''high stardom'' between 1956 and 1960.
Carmen Miranda
Av Lisa Shaw
E-bok, 2019
397 kr
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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.
Carmen Miranda
Av Lisa Shaw
E-bok, 2019
397 kr
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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.
Deborah Kerr
Av Sarah Street
E-bok, 2019
421 kr
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This illuminating study provides a comprehensive reassessment of Deborah Kerr''s career, highlighting lesser-known aspects of her star persona. Sarah Street traces the specific qualities of Kerr''s screen performances, paying close attention to facial expression, gesture, voice and costume. …
Denzel Washington
E-bok, 2019
397 kr
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In this illuminating insight into Denzel Washington''s multifaceted image and remarkable career, Cynthia Baron traces his star persona and impact on mainstream society – from his time as a skilled actor in theatre and television in the 1980s, to his leading man roles in landmark films of the 1990s, …
Elizabeth Taylor
Av Susan Smith
E-bok, 2019
397 kr
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Elizabeth Taylor was one of the major film stars of the twentieth century, embodying all the glamour and allure of Hollywood stardom. Yet her achievements as an actress have often been overshadowed by her beauty and tumultuous life off-screen. To redress this imbalance, Susan Smith offers an …
Elizabeth Taylor
Av Susan Smith
E-bok, 2019
397 kr
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Elizabeth Taylor was one of the major film stars of the twentieth century, embodying all the glamour and allure of Hollywood stardom. Yet her achievements as an actress have often been overshadowed by her beauty and tumultuous life off-screen. To redress this imbalance, Susan Smith offers an …
Hanna Schygulla
E-bok, 2019
389 kr
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One of the most celebrated figures of the New German Cinema, Hanna Schygulla acquired transnational stardom through her work with a range of directors in different national cinemas and languages. This absorbing study charts Schygulla''s career and star persona from her early days as a member of …
James Mason
Av Sarah Thomas
E-bok, 2019
389 kr
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Sarah Thomas''s study moves beyond the image of the brooding, destructive man at odds with employers and his own star status to explore the complexity of Mason''s career and star persona. Her analysis is structured around three strands central to understanding stardom: the star persona, industry …
Julie Christie
Av Melanie Bell
E-bok, 2019
397 kr
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Julie Christie''s prickly relationship with stardom is legendary. This fascinating text provides a comprehensive account of Christie''s career, from her emergence in the 1960s to present day. It moves from analysing her star persona, to exploring her performance and her politics, and in doing so …
Mickey Rourke
Av Keri Walsh
E-bok, 2019
397 kr
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''Rebel'', ''oddball'' and ''Uncle Mickey'': just three of the many conflicting labels Mickey Rourke has ''earned'' over his remarkable career in the limelight. His public persona, moving from actor to boxer to actor, is not easy to define: making it all the more intriguing, and making Keri …
Natalie Wood
E-bok, 2019
397 kr
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Throughout her career, Natalie Wood teetered precariously on the edge of greatness. Trained in the classical Hollywood studio style, but best mentored by Method directors, Wood was the ideal actress for roles depicting shifting perceptions of American womanhood. Nonetheless, while many of her films …
Nicole Kidman
Av Pam Cook
E-bok, 2019
397 kr
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Pam Cook''s study of the star persona of Nicole Kidman traces Kidman''s career trajectory through an examination of her (sometimes controversial) film choices and places her in the context of a globalised media and celebrity culture.
Penelope Cruz
Av Ann Davies
E-bok, 2019
397 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Part of a vanguard of Spanish talent claiming success at home and in Hollywood, Penélope Cruz is one of the best known European stars today. Focusing on Cruz''s key films and their surrounding discourse, Ann Davies charts the development of Cruz''s star persona both at home and abroad and the …
Rock Hudson
Av John Mercer
E-bok, 2019
397 kr
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Tall, dark and handsome, with a manufactured name and a scrupulously designed professional image, Rock Hudson represented the Hollywood ideal of American masculinity during the 1950s and 60s; an ideal that was to be questioned and ultimately undermined during the years to follow by lurid accounts …
Star Studies
A Critical Guide
E-bok, 2019
397 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Martin Shingler presents the mother volume for Palgrave''s Film Stars series in three easily-navigable chapters in which he provides a summative and instructive account of star studies for today''s film student. Via a critical evaluation of the work of leading film scholars, he provides a …
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai
E-bok, 2019
397 kr
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Tony Leung Chiu-Wai investigates the rich, prolific career of an acclaimed leading man of Hong Kong and Chinese film and television: the star of more than 70 films and dozens of television series, and the only Hong Kong actor to earn the Cannes Film Festival''s best-actor award. This book addresses …
Mickey Rourke
Av Keri Walsh, Martin Shingler m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
362 kr
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'Rebel', 'oddball' and 'Uncle Mickey': just three of the many conflicting labels Mickey Rourke has 'earned' over his remarkable career in the limelight. His public persona, moving from actor to boxer to actor, is not easy to define: making it all the more intriguing, and making Keri Walsh's study …
Carmen Miranda
Av Lisa Shaw
Häftad, 2013
366 kr
Lägg i varukorg
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.
