Bio-pics: a life in pictures

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
Main Author: Cheshire, Ellen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Columbia University Press 2014
Wallflower Press
Edition:1
Series:Short cuts
Subjects:
Biographical films
Biographical films / History and criticism
Film Studies
History
PERFORMING ARTS
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Table of Contents:
  • Bio-pics : a life in pictures -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: A Life in Pictures -- 1. The Sound of Music: Singers and Musicians Take Centre Stage -- 2. Hollywoodland: Actors and Directors as Portrayed by Actors and Directors -- 3. Prick Up Your Ears: Now a Word on Writers -- 4. Through the Eyes of a Painter: The Art of the On-screen Artist -- 5. A Winner Never Quits: The Powerful Force of Sporting Biographies -- 6. Awakenings: Voices from the Ivory Towers of Academia -- 7. Into the Storm: The Politics of Political Bio-pics -- 8. A Royal Affair: The Majesty of Royal Representations -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index.
  • Front Matter Table of Contents Acknowledgments INTRODUCTION: 1: THE SOUND OF MUSIC: 2: HOLLYWOODLAND: 3: PRICK UP YOUR EARS: 4: THROUGH THE EYES OF A PAINTER: 5: A WINNER NEVER QUITS: 6: AWAKENINGS: 7: INTO THE STORM: 8: A ROYAL AFFAIR: EPILOGUE BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
  • Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: A Life in Pictures -- 1. The Sound of Music: Singers and Musicians Take Centre Stage -- 2. Hollywoodland: Actors and Directors as Portrayed by Actors and Directors -- 3. Prick Up Your Ears: Now a Word on Writers -- 4. Through the Eyes of a Painter: The Art of the On-screen Artist -- 5. A Winner Never Quits: The Powerful Force of Sporting Biographies -- 6. Awakenings: Voices from the Ivory Towers of Academia -- 7. Into the Storm: The Politics of Political Bio-pics -- 8. A Royal Affair: The Majesty of Royal Representations -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index