Transnational Trailblazers of Early Cinema

Sarah Bernhardt, Gabrielle Rejane, Mistinguett
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-0-520-38211-4
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 5, 210 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 229 mm x 152 mm, Gewicht: 360 g

Reihe: Cinema Cultures in Contact

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At the forefront of the entertainment industries of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were singular actors: Sarah Bernhardt, Gabrielle Réjane, and Mistinguett. Talented and formidable women with global ambitions, these performers forged connections with audiences across the world while pioneering the use of film and theatrics to gain international renown. Transnational Trailblazers of Early Cinema traces how these women emerged from the Parisian periphery to become world-famous stars. Building upon extensive archival research in France, England, and the United States, Victoria Duckett argues that, through intrepid business prowess and the use of early multimedia to cultivate their celebrity image, these three artists strengthened ties between countries, continents, and cultures during pivotal years of change.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Duckett, Victoria

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Dramen und Dramatiker
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Einzelne Künstler: Biographien, Monografien
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Über Autor(innen)

Victoria Duckett is Associate Professor of Film at Deakin University and author of Seeing Sarah Bernhardt: Performance and Silent Film.