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Loading... Pierre Batcheff and Stardom in 1920s French Cinemaby Phil Powrie
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This book is the first major study of a French silent cinema star. It focuses on Pierre Batcheff, a prominent popular cinema star in the 1920's, the French Valentino, best-known to modern audiences for his role as the protagonist of the avant-garde film classic Un chien andalou. Unlike other stars, he was linked to intellectual circles, especially the Surrealists. The book places Batcheff in the context of 1920's popular cinema, with specific reference to male stars of the period. It analyses the tensions he exemplifies between the 'popular' and the 'intellectual' during the 1920's, as cinema No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)791.43028092The arts Recreational and performing arts Public performances Film, Radio, and Television Film Techniques, procedures, apparatus... Acting and performance ActorsLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |