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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Powrie, Phil
Autres auteurs: Rebillard, Éric
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2009.
Sujets:
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.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; CHAPTER 1 A short life; CHAPTER 2 Stardom in the 1920s; CHAPTER 3 Beginnings; CHAPTER 4 Historical reconstructions; CHAPTER 5 The lover; CHAPTER 6 Comedy: Les Deux Timides (December 1928); CHAPTER 7 Parody and the avant-garde: Un Chien andalou (June 1929); CHAPTER 8 Un Chien andalou: Parodying Stardom; CHAPTER 9 Looking back; CHAPTER 10 Conclusion: uncanny bodies; Appendices; Filmography; Bibliography; Index.

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