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Close-Up : Great Cinematic Performances Volume 1: America by Murray Pomerance; Brenda Austin-Smith; R Barton Palmer; Rebecca Bell-Metereau; Janet Bergstrom; John Bruns; Alex Clayton; Shonni Enelow; Anna Everett; Lucy Fischer; Lester D Friedman; Frances Gateward; David Greven; Jason Jacobs; Elliott Logan; Douglas McFarland; Adrienne L McLean; Homer B Pettey; Charles Ramírez Berg; William Rothman; Steven Rybin; Kyle Stevens; George Toles; Daniel Varndell; Timotheus Vermeulen; Rick Warner is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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## Analyses what makes an acting performance excellent, through a range of examples from American film 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 volume focuses on American cinema, including case studies of key performances from actors like Bette Davis, Irene Dunne, Whoopi Goldberg, Cary Grant, Oscar Isaac, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, Sidney Poitier, Gena Rowlands, Peter Sellers, Kristen Stewart, and Ethel Waters, amongst many others. [**Read the introduction (pdf)**](%7B%7Bmedia%20url=) ## Contributors * Brenda Austin-Smith, University of Manitoba * Rebecca Bell-Metereau, Texas State University * Charles Ramírez Berg, University of Texas at Austin *

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Author

Murray Pomerance; Brenda Austin-Smith; R Barton Palmer; Rebecca Bell-Metereau; Janet Bergstrom; John Bruns; Alex Clayton; Shonni Enelow; Anna Everett; Lucy Fischer; Lester D Friedman; Frances Gateward; David Greven; Jason Jacobs; Elliott Logan; Douglas McFarland; Adrienne L McLean; Homer B Pettey; Charles Ramírez Berg; William Rothman; Steven Rybin; Kyle Stevens; George Toles; Daniel Varndell; Timotheus Vermeulen; Rick Warner

Publisher

Edinburgh University Press

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781786848321

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Performing Arts, Sports