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Bio-pics : a life in pictures /

Bio-pics: A Life in Pictures offers a series of case studies which throw light on this most unique of genres. Is the bio-pic a genre in its own right? Or are such films merely footnotes in other more traditional genres such as the western or costume drama, depending on the historical figure under sc...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cheshire, Ellen (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Wallflower Press, [2015]
Series:Short cuts (London, England) ; 57.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: A life in pictures
  • The sound of music: Singers and musicians take centre stage
  • Hollywoodland: Actors and directors as portrayed by actors and directors
  • Prick up your ears: Now a world on writers
  • Through the eyes of a painter: The art of the on-screen artist
  • A winner never quits: The powerful force of sporting biographies
  • Awakenings: Voices from the Ivory Towers of Academia
  • Into the storm: The politics of political bio-pics
  • A royal affair: The majesty of royal representations.