Format:
xx, 296 Seiten
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Illustrationen
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22 cm
ISBN:
9783030145996
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3030145999
Content:
Intro; Preface; Contents; List of Figures; Chapter 1 In Search of Marie-Antoinette: The Inscrutable Life Worth Scrutinizing; Scholarship to Date; The Myth of "Marie-Antoinette"; "Objectivity" in the Writing of History, "Authenticity" in the Production of Film; Zweig, Thalberg and Shearer in Documents and Biographies; Structure and Method of the Argument; References; Chapter 2 Stefan Zweig's Clinical Biography, 1930-1932; Western European Approaches to Illustrated Biography in the 1920s; Zweig's Approach to Psychological Biography; Zweig's Approach to the French Revolution
Content:
Merging Dominant Interpretations of Marie-AntoinetteStructure of the Argument; Marie-Antoinette's Psychological Transformation: Cause, Manifestations, and Cure; Marie-Antoinette's Spiritual Transformation: Awakening, Resistance and Acceptance; Writing Historical Biography as an "Interested" Undertaking; Zweig on Film Adaptations of Historical Biographies; References; Chapter 3 Irving Thalberg's Film Production, 1934-1936; European and American Approaches to Historical Films in the 1920s; Thalberg's Approach to Biographical Film; Thalberg's Introduction to the Zweig Property
Content:
Sorting Rival Interpretations of Marie-AntoinetteIn Conference: Establishing Character Motivations, Scenarios, and Continuity; The Two Earliest "Temporary Complete Screenplays"; Indicating Louis' Phimosis, or How Ineffectual Lovemaking Leads to Lackluster Leadership; Indicating the Revolutionaries, or How to Generate Sympathy for Monarchs in Spite of Their Ineffectualness; Producing Biographical Film as an "Interested" Undertaking; Thalberg on Playing a Historical Character; References; Chapter 4 Norma Shearer's Dramatic Performance, 1937-1938
Content:
Euro-American Approaches to Historical Roles in the 1930sShearer's Approach to Historical Characterizations; Shearer's Recommitment to the Marie-Antoinette Role; The "Final Okayed Screenplay"; Inter-Dependence of Screenplay, Cast, Costumes, and Sets; Before and Behind the Cameras: Shearer's Acting Technique and Production Oversight; The Two Faces of Marie-Antoinette, or How to Sell Sin and Atonement; To Make Marie-Antoinette Live Again: The Art of Rendering Clear and Mixed Passions; Acting a Historical Part as an "Interested" Undertaking; Shearer on Public Response to Her Performance
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index -- ReferencesChapter 5 Conclusion; Summary; "Marie-Antoinette" in Myth; "Objectivity" in Biography, "Authenticity" in Film; Time Travel Today; References; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783030146009
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783030146009
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 9783030146009
Language:
English
Keywords:
Shearer, Norma 1902-1983
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Zweig, Stefan 1881-1942
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Thalberg, Irving G. 1899-1936
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Marie Antoinette Frankreich, Königin 1755-1793
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Film
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Geschichte
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Dreharbeit
