What 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 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, Toshirô Mifune, and Choi Min Sik, amongst many others.
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Great Cinematic Performances Volume 2: International
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- Acknowledgments
- Close-up: great international performances
- Chapter 1 Victor Sjöström in Wild Strawberries
- Chapter 2 Emil Jannings in The Blue Angel
- Chapter 3 Charles Laughton in Hobson’s Choice
- Chapter 4 Nikolai Cherkasov in Ivan the Terrible
- Chapter 5 Peter Lorre in M
- Chapter 6 Anna Magnani in The Golden Coach
- Chapter 7 Alec Guinness in Last Holiday
- Chapter 8 Ingrid Bergman in Stromboli
- Chapter 9 Toshirô Mifune in Throne of Blood
- Chapter 10 Setsuko Hara in Tokyo Story
- Chapter 11 Marcello Mastroianni in 8½
- Chapter 12 Jeanne Moreau in The Bride Wore Black
- Chapter 13 Michel Serrault in La cage aux folles
- Chapter 14 Madhubala in Mughal-e-Azam
- Chapter 15 Michael Caine in Alfie
- Chapter 16 Amitabh Bachchan in Deewaar
- Chapter 17 Catherine Deneuve in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
- Chapter 18 Jean-Pierre Léaud in Stolen Kisses
- Chapter 19 Isabelle Huppert in The Piano Teacher
- Chapter 20 Emma Thompson in The Remains of the Day
- Chapter 21 Tilda Swinton in I Am Love
- Chapter 22 Denis Lavant in Holy Motors
- Chapter 23 Choi Min-sik in Oldboy
- Chapter 24 Maggie Cheung in In the Mood for Love
- Chapter 25 Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde in Mortal Inheritance
- Chapter 26 Gael García Bernal in The Motorcycle Diaries
- The cast
- The contributors
- Index
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