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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825970003321

Autore

Field Amanda J.

Titolo

Impeccably dressed : how costume in Pepe-le-Moko constructs Jean Gabin as object of the Erotic Gaze

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gosport, [England] : , : Chaplin Books, , 2015

©2015

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (29 p.)

Collana

Short Takes Film Studies Series

Disciplina

791.430232

Soggetti

Motion pictures - Production and direction

Cinematography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Short Takes; Impeccably Dressed; Additional Media; Illustrations; Back Matter; Bibliography; Filmography; Also Available

Sommario/riassunto

Does Laura Mulvey's theory, that only women can be the object of the erotic gaze in cinema, still hold true if films that lie beyond mainstream Hollywood are examined? Through close analysis of the 1937 French film Pépé-le-Moko, this paper examines those aspects of the filmmakers' craft which influence the direction of the gaze - such as costume, cinematography/lighting, use of the body, and star persona. It demonstrates the way the film helped build on the Jean Gabin 'myth' through a fetish...