Close-Up: Great Cinematic Performances Volume 2: International

by Murray Pomerance (Editor), Kyle Stevens (Editor)

Overview

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 second volume focuses on international cinema, and includes case studies of key performances from actors like Ingrid Bergman, Gael Garcia Bernal, Nikolai Cherkassov, Alec Guinness, Setsuko Hara, Isabelle Huppert, Peter Lorre, Madhubala, Anna Magnani, Toshir𠍩fune, and Choi Min Sik, amongst many others.

Contributors: Ulka Anjaria (Brandeis University), Janet Bergstrom (UCLA), Hye Seung Chung (Colorado State University), Corey K. Creekmur (University of Iowa), Adrian Danks (RMIT University, Melbourne), Nick Davis (Northwestern University), David Desser (University of Illinois), David Scott Diffrient (Colorado State University), Victoria Duckett (Deakin University, Melbourne), Jason Jacobs (University of Queensland), Alexia Kannas (RMIT University, Melbourne), Marcia Landy (University of Pittsburgh), Gina Marchetti (Independent Scholar), Douglas McFarland (Flagler College, Saint Augustine), Adrienne L. McLean (University of Texas at Dallas), Jerry Mosher (California State University, Long Beach), Karla Oeler (Stanford University), R. Barton Palmer (Clemson University), Homer B. Pettey (University of Arizona), Murray Pomerance (Ryerson University), Sergio Rigoletto (University of Oregon), Kyle Stevens (Appalachian State University), Aaron Taylor (University of Lethbridge), Alison Taylor (Bond University, Queensland), Dolores Tierney (University of Sussex), Noah Tsika (Queens College, City University of New York), Timotheus Vermeulen (University of Oslo)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781474417037
Publisher:	Edinburgh University Press
Publication date:	01/15/2018
Series:	International Film Stars
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x (d)

About the Author

Murray Pomerance is an independent scholar living in Toronto. He is the author of many books including The Man Who Knew Too Much (BFI, 2016), A King of Infinite Space (Oberon, 2017) and Moment of Action: Riddles of Cinematic Performance (Rutgers, 2016).

Kyle Stevens is Assistant Professor of Film Studies at Appalachian State University.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Great International Performance, Kyle Stevens and Murray Pomerance
1—Victor Sjöström in Wild Strawberries, Homer Pettey
2—Emil Jannings in The Blue Angel, Jerry Mosher
3—Charles Laughton in Hobson's Choice, Marcia Landy
4—Nikolai Cherkasov in Ivan the Terrible, Karla Oeler
5—Peter Lorre in M, Janet Bergstrom
6—Anna Magnani in The Golden Coach, Sergio Rigoletto
7—Alec Guinness in Last Holiday, R. Barton Palmer
8—Ingrid Bergman in Stromboli, Victoria Duckett
9—Toshirô Mifune in Throne of Blood, Douglas McFarland
10—Setsuko Hara in Tokyo Story, David Desser
11—Marcello Mastroianni in 8 ½, Adrienne L. McLean
12—Jeanne Moreau in The Bride Wore Black, Adrian Danks
13—Michel Serrault in La cage aux folles, Kyle Stevens
14—Madhubala in Mughal-e-Azam, Corey K. Creekmur
15—Michael Caine in Alfie, Jason Jacobs
16—Amitabh Bachchan in Deewaar, Ulka Anjaria
17—Catherine Deneuve in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Alexia Kannas
18—Jean-Pierre Léaud in Stolen Kisses, Aaron Taylor
19—Isabelle Huppert in The Piano Teacher, Alison Taylor
20—Emma Thompson in The Remains of the Day, Tim Vermeulen
21—Tilda Swinton in I Am Love, Murray Pomerance
22—-Denis Lavant in Holy Motors, Nick Davis
23—Choi Min-sik in Oldboy, Hye Seung Chung and David S. Diffrient
24—Maggie Cheung in In the Mood for Love, Gina Marchetti
25—Omotola Jalade Ekeinde in Mortal Inheritance, Noah Tsika
26—Gael Garcia Bernal in The Motorcycle Diaries, Dolores Tierney
Contributors

Editorial Reviews

"Pomerance and Stevens's collection adds a significant international scope to the field. In volume 1, America, standouts include Anna Everett on Ethel Waters's resistance in The Member of the Wedding and Lucy Fischer on Bette Davis and metaperformance in the studio era. In volume 2, International, performances from Western Europe to Asia are examined. Noteworthy among the contributions are Douglas McFarland on Toshiro Mifune, Kyle Stevens on Michel Serrault in La cage aux folles, and Noah Tsika on Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde in Mortal Inheritance." — S. Mabee, Ozarks Technical Community College, CHOICE

From the Publisher

Mustering a wide array of voices and perspectives, these game-changing volumes provide a welcome scholarly corrective to the scandalous undervaluation of actors, acting, and performance that has prevailed in cinema studies for far too long. This collection promises to shape discourse on screen acting for many years to come.

David Sterritt

'Pomerance and Stevens's collection adds a significant international scope to the field. In volume 1, America, standouts include Anna Everett on Ethel Waters’s resistance in The Member of the Wedding and Lucy Fischer on Bette Davis and metaperformance in the studio era. In volume 2, International, performances from Western Europe to Asia are examined. Noteworthy among the contributions are Douglas McFarland on Toshiro Mifune, Kyle Stevens on Michel Serrault in La cage aux folles, and Noah Tsika on Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde in Mortal Inheritance.'

CHOICE - S. Mabee