Close-Up: Great Cinematic Performances Volume 2: International

Murray Pomerance; Kyle Stevens

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2018

Close-Up

Great Cinematic Performances Volume 2: International

Murray Pomerance and Kyle Stevens

In the series International Film Stars

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474417044

Overview
Contents

About this book

Analyses what makes an acting performance excellent, through a range of examples from world cinema

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.

This second volume focuses on international cinema, and includes case studies of key performances from actors like Ingrid Bergman, Gael Garcia Bernal, Nikolai Cherkassov, Alec Guinness, Setsuko Hara, Isabelle Huppert, Peter Lorre, Madhubala, Anna Magnani, Toshirô Mifune, and Choi Min Sik, amongst many others.

Read the introduction (pdf)

Contributors

Ulka Anjaria, Brandeis University
Janet Bergstrom, UCLA
Hye Seung Chung, Colorado State University
Corey K. Creekmur, University of Iowa
Adrian Danks, RMIT University, Melbourne
Nick Davis, Northwestern University
David Desser, University of Illinois
David Scott Diffrient, Colorado State University
Victoria Duckett, Deakin University, Melbourne
Jason Jacobs, University of Queensland
Alexia Kannas, RMIT University, Melbourne
Marcia Landy, University of Pittsburgh
Gina Marchetti, Independent Scholar
Douglas McFarland, Flagler College, Saint Augustine
Adrienne L. McLean, University of Texas at Dallas
Jerry Mosher, California State University, Long Beach
Karla Oeler, Stanford University
R. Barton Palmer, Clemson University
Homer B. Pettey, University of Arizona
Murray Pomerance, Ryerson University
Sergio Rigoletto, University of Oregon
Kyle Stevens, Appalachian State University
Aaron Taylor, University of Lethbridge
Alison Taylor, Bond University, Queensland
Dolores Tierney, University of Sussex
Noah Tsika, Queens College, City University of New York
Timotheus Vermeulen, University of Oslo

"

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Close-up: great international performances Kyle Stevens and Murray Pomerance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1 Victor Sjöström in Wild Strawberries Homer B. Pettey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	12
2 Emil Jannings in The Blue Angel Jerry Mosher Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	24
3 Charles Laughton in Hobson’s Choice Marcia Landy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
4 Nikolai Cherkasov in Ivan the Terrible Karla Oeler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	46
5 Peter Lorre in M Janet Bergstrom Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	58
6 Anna Magnani in The Golden Coach Sergio Rigoletto Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
7 Alec Guinness in Last Holiday R. Barton Palmer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
8 Ingrid Bergman in Stromboli Victoria Duckett Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
9 Toshirô Mifune in Throne of Blood Douglas McFarland Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
10 Setsuko Hara in Tokyo Story David Desser Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
11 Marcello Mastroianni in 8½ Adrienne L. McLean Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
12 Jeanne Moreau in The Bride Wore Black Adrian Danks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	138
13 Michel Serrault in La cage aux folles Kyle Stevens Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
14 Madhubala in Mughal-e-Azam Corey K. Creekmur Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
15 Michael Caine in Alfie Jason Jacobs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
16 Amitabh Bachchan in Deewaar Ulka Anjaria Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	184
17 Catherine Deneuve in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Alexia Kannas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
18 Jean-Pierre Léaud in Stolen Kisses Aaron Taylor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
19 Isabelle Huppert in Th e Piano Teacher Alison Taylor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
20 Emma Thompson in The Remains of the Day Timotheus Vermeulen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	228
21 Tilda Swinton in I Am Love Murray Pomerance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	238
22 Denis Lavant in Holy Motors Nick Davis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
23 Choi Min-sik in Oldboy Hye Seung Chung and David Scott Diffrient Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	261
24 Maggie Cheung in In the Mood for Love Gina Marchetti Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	272
25 Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde in Mortal Inheritance Noah Tsika Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	284
26 Gael García Bernal in The Motorcycle Diaries Dolores Tierney Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	296
The cast Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	306
The contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	308
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	314

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 328
Illustrations
- Other: 30 B/W illustrations
Keywords: Film, Media & Cultural Studies

eBook

Published: April 5, 2022
ISBN: 9781474417044