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Analyses what makes an acting performance excellent, through a range of examples from American filmWhat actors do on-screen is a fascination for audiences all over the world. Indeed, the cultural visibility of movie stars is so pronounced that stardom has often been regarded as intrinsic to the medium's specificity. Yet not all great cinematic performances are star turns, and so, what really makes a cinematic performance good, interesting, or important has been a neglected topic in film criticism. 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.ContributorsBrenda Austin-Smith, University of ManitobaRebecca Bell-Metereau, Texas State UniversityCharles Ramirez Berg, University of Texas at AustinJanet Bergstrom, UCLAJohn Bruns College of CharlestonAlex Clayton, University of BristolShonni Enelow, Fordham UniversityAnna Everett, University of California, Santa BarbaraLucy Fischer, University of PittsburghLester D. Friedman, Hobart and William Smith CollegesFrances Gateward, California State University NorthridgeDavid Greven, University of South CarolinaJason Jacobs, University of QueenslandElliott Logan, University of Queensland, BrisbaneDouglas McFarland, Flagler College, Saint AugustineAdrienne L. McLean, University of Texas at DallasR. Barton Palmer, Clemson UniversityHomer B. Pettey, University of ArizonaMurray Pomerance, Ryerson University William Rothman, University of MiamiSteven Rybin, Minnesota State University, MankatoKyle Stevens, Appalachian State UniversityGeorge Toles, University of ManitobaDaniel Varndell, University of WinchesterTimotheus Vermeulen, University of OsloRick Warner, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Contents
Introduction: Kyle Stevens and Murray Pomerance1--Ethel Waters in The Member of the Wedding, Anna Everett2--Irene Dunne in The Awful Truth, Steven Rybin3--Cary Grant in His Girl Friday, Adrienne L. McLean4--Janet Gaynor in Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, Janet Bergstrom5--Katharine Hepburn in The Lion in Winter, Homer B. Pettey6--Bette Davis in Dangerous, Lucy Fischer7--James Stewart in Vertigo, William Rothman8--Carole Lombard in To Be or Not to Be, Alex Clayton9--James Mason in Lolita, Rebecca Bell-Metereau10--Montgomery Clift in A Place in the Sun, George Toles11--Tony Curtis in Sweet Smell of Success, John Bruns12--Peter Sellers in The Pink Panther, Daniel Varndell13--Richard Burton in The Spy Who Came In from the Cold, R. Barton Palmer14--Jerry Lewis in The King of Comedy, Murray Pomerance15--Sidney Poitier in In the Heat of the Night, Frances Gateward16--Gene Hackman in The Conversation, Brenda Austin-Smith17--Gena Rowlands in Gloria, David Greven18--Jack Nicholson in The Passenger [Professione: Reporter], Rick Warner19--Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man, Jason Jacobs20--Elliott Gould in The Long Goodbye, Douglas McFarland21--Al Pacino in Donnie Brasco, Tim Vermeulen22--Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple, Lester D. Friedman23--Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine, Shonni Enelow24--Oscar Isaac in A Most Violent Year, Charles Ramírez Berg25--Kristin Stewart in Clouds of Sils Maria, Elliott LoganContributors
