The biopic in contemporary film culture / edited by Tom Brown and Belén Vidal.
The biopic in contemporary film culture / edited by Tom Brown and Belén Vidal.
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Publisher
New York ; London : Routledge, 2014.
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G 2015/691
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 309 pages ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction : The biopic and its critical contexts / Belén Vidal -- Facebooking the present : the biopic and cultural instantaneity / Rebecca A. Sheehan -- The contemporary French biopic in national and international contexts / Raphaëlle Moine -- The biopic of the new middle classes in contempora...
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Publisher
New York ; London : Routledge, 2014.
Series
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2014.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
The biographical film or biopic is a staple of film production in all major film industries and yet, within film studies, its generic, aesthetic, and cultural significance has remained underexplored. The Biopic in Contemporary Film Culture fills this gap, conceptualizing the biopic with a particular eye toward the life of the genre internationally....
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The biopic in contemporary film culture / edited by Tom Brown and Belén Vidal.
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Notes
General note
AFI film readers.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-291) and index.
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G 2015/691
Record Identifier
74VKOdQXdL83
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKOdQXdL83
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ISBN
0415899419 (pbk.)
9780415899406 (hardback)
0415899400 (hardback)
9780415899413 (pbk.)
DDC
791.43/65
MMS ID
991022406369702626