Pierre Batcheff and stardom in 1920s French cinema /

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This book is the first major study of a French silent cinema star. It focuses on Pierre Batcheff, a prominent popular cinema star in the 1920s, the French Valentino, best-known to modern audiences for his role as the protagonist of the avant-garde film classic Un chien andalou. Unlike other stars, h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Powrie, Phil
Otros Autores: Rebillard, Éric
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2009.
Temas:
Batcheff, Pierre, > 1901-1932.
Batcheff, Pierre, > 1901-1932
Motion picture actors and actresses > France.
Silent films > France > History and criticism.
Films muets > France > Histoire et critique.
PERFORMING ARTS > Acting & Auditioning.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > General.
Motion picture actors and actresses
Silent films
France
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book is the first major study of a French silent cinema star. It focuses on Pierre Batcheff, a prominent popular cinema star in the 1920s, the French Valentino, best-known to modern audiences for his role as the protagonist of the avant-garde film classic Un chien andalou. Unlike other stars, he was linked to intellectual circles, especially the Surrealists. The book places Batcheff in the context of 1920s popular cinema, with specific reference to male stars of the period. It analyses the tensions he exemplifies between the 'popular' and the 'intellectual' during the 1920s, as cinema - the subject of intense intellectual interest across Europe - was racked between commercialism and 'art'. A number of the major films are studied in detail: Le Double amour (Epstein, 1925), Feu Mathias Pascal (L'Herbier, 1925), Ã⁹ducation de prince (Diamant-Berger, 1927), Le Joueur d'Ã♭checs (Bernard, 1927), La Sir÷ne des tropiques (EtiÃ♭vant and Nalpas, 1927), Les Deux timides (Clair, 1928), Un chien andalou (BuÃłuel, 1929), Monte-Cristo (Fescourt, 1929), and Baroud (Ingram, 1932). Key Features The first major study of a French silent cinema star. Provides an in-depth analysis of star performance. Includes extensive appendices of documents from popular cinema magazines of the period.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 254 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-248) and index.
Includes filmography.
ISBN:9780748629602
0748629602
6612059036
9786612059032

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