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Format: 1 online resource (312 p.)

ISBN: 9781474417013

Series Statement: International Film Stars : IFS

Content: Analyses what makes an acting performance excellent, through a range of examples from American filmThis two-volume set presents detailed interpretations of singular performances by several of the most compelling actors in cinema history, asking in many different and complementary ways what makes performance meaningful, how it reflects a director’s style, as well as how it contributes to the development of national cinemas and cultures. Whether noting the precise ways actors shape film narrative, achieve emotional effect, or move toward political subversion, the essays in these books innovate new approaches to studying screen performance as an art form and cultural force.This volume focuses on American cinema, including case studies of key performances from actors like Bette Davis, Irene Dunne, Whoopi Goldberg, Cary Grant, Oscar Isaac, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, Sidney Poitier, Gena Rowlands, Peter Sellers, Kristen Stewart, and Ethel Waters, amongst many others.Read the introduction (pdf)ContributorsBrenda Austin-Smith, University of ManitobaRebecca Bell-Metereau, Texas State UniversityCharles Ramírez Berg, University of Texas at AustinJanet Bergstrom, UCLAJohn Bruns College of CharlestonAlex Clayton, University of BristolShonni Enelow, Fordham UniversityAnna Everett, University of California, Santa BarbaraLucy Fischer, University of PittsburghLester D. Friedman, Hobart and William Smith CollegesFrances Gateward, California State University NorthridgeDavid Greven, University of South CarolinaJason Jacobs, University of QueenslandElliott Logan, University of Queensland, BrisbaneDouglas McFarland, Flagler College, Saint AugustineAdrienne L. McLean, University of Texas at DallasR. Barton Palmer, Clemson UniversityHomer B. Pettey, University of ArizonaMurray Pomerance, Ryerson University William Rothman, University of MiamiSteven Rybin, Minnesota State University, MankatoKyle Stevens, Appalachian State UniversityGeorge Toles, University of ManitobaDaniel Varndell, University of WinchesterTimotheus Vermeulen, University of OsloRick Warner, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill"

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Acknowledgments -- , Close-up: great American performances -- , 1 Ethel Waters in Th e Member of the Wedding -- , 2 Irene Dunne in Th e Awful Truth -- , 3 Cary Grant in His Girl Friday -- , 4 Janet Gaynor in Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans -- , 5 Katharine Hepburn in Th e Lion in Winter -- , 6 Bett e Davis in Dangerous -- , 7 James Stewart in Vertigo -- , 8 Carole Lombard in To Be or Not to Be -- , 9 James Mason in Lolita -- , 10 Montgomery Clift in A Place in the Sun -- , 11 Tony Curtis in Sweet Smell of Success -- , 12 Peter Sellers in Th e Pink Panther -- , 13 Richard Burton in Th e Spy Who Came in fr om the Cold -- , 14 Jerry Lewis in Th e King of Comedy -- , 15 Sidney Poitier in In the Heat of the Night -- , 16 Gene Hackman in Th e Conversation -- , 17 Gena Rowlands in Gloria -- , 18 Jack Nicholson in Th e Passenger -- , 19 Dustin Hoff man in Rain Man -- , 20 Elliott Gould in Th e Long Goodbye -- , 21 Al Pacino in Donnie Brasco -- , 22 Whoopi Goldberg in Th e Color Purple -- , 23 Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine -- , 24 Oscar Isaac in A Most Violent Year -- , 25 Kristen Stewart in Clouds of Sils Maria -- , The cast -- , The contributors -- , Index , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1515/9781474417013

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781474417013

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781474417013