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UNINA9910454266103321 |
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Autore |
Powrie Phil |
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Titolo |
Pierre Batcheff and stardom in 1920s French cinema [[electronic resource] /] / Phil Powrie with Éric Rebillard |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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0-7486-5119-5 |
1-282-05903-3 |
9786612059032 |
0-7486-2960-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (273 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Motion picture actors and actresses - France |
Silent films - France - History and criticism |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-248) and index. |
Includes filmography. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; CHAPTER 1 A short life; CHAPTER 2 Stardom in the 1920's; CHAPTER 3 Beginnings; CHAPTER 4 Historical reconstructions; CHAPTER 5 The lover; CHAPTER 6 Comedy: Les Deux Timides (December 1928); CHAPTER 7 Parody and the avant-garde: Un Chien andalou (June 1929); CHAPTER 8 Un Chien andalou: Parodying Stardom; CHAPTER 9 Looking back; CHAPTER 10 Conclusion: uncanny bodies; Appendices; Filmography; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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UNINA9910702966703321 |
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Titolo |
The Madoff investment securities fraud [[electronic resource] ] : regulatory and oversight concerns and the need for reform : hearing before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, on how the securities regulatory system failed to detect the Madoff investment securities fraud, the extent to which securities insurance will assist defrauded victims, and the need for reform, January 27, 2009 |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (iv, 147 pages) |
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Collana |
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Soggetti |
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Ponzi schemes - United States |
Investment advisors - Corrupt practices - United States |
Securities fraud - United States - Prevention |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from title screen (viewed on Nov, 2, 2009). |
Paper version available for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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