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Close-Up: Great Cinematic Performances Volume 2: International

Close-Up: Great Cinematic Performances Volume 2: International

Pomerance, Murray
Stevens, Kyle

Hardcover

Series: International Film Stars

Film StudiesFilmmakingFilm Guides & Reference

ISBN10: 1474417035
ISBN13: 9781474417037
Publisher: Edinburgh Univ Pr
Published: Jan 15 2018
Pages: 328
Weight: 1.20
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.30
Language: English

What actors do on-screen is a fascination for audiences all over the world. Indeed, the cultural visibility of movie stars is so pronounced that stardom has often been regarded as intrinsic to the medium's specificity. Yet not all great cinematic performances are star turns, and so, what really makes a cinematic performance good, interesting, or important has been a neglected topic in film criticism. This 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.

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