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Damsels and Divas European Stardom in Silent Hollywood
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Damsels and Divas [electronic resource] : European Stardom in Silent Hollywood / Agata Frymus.
ISBN
1978806124
9781978806122
1978806094
9781978806085
9781978806092
Published
New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, 2020. (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
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1 online resource
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Summary
"Damsels and Divas investigates the meanings of Europeanness in Hollywood during the 1920s by charting professional trajectories of three movie stars: Pola Negri, Vilma Bánky and Jetta Goudal. It combines the investigation of American fan magazines with the analysis of studio documents, and the examination of the narratives of their films, to develop a thorough understanding of the ways in which Negri, Bánky and Goudal were understood within the realm of their contemporary American culture. This discussion places their star personae in the context of whiteness, femininity and Americanization. Every age has its heroines, and they reveal a lot about prevailing attitudes towards women in their respective eras. In the United States, where the stories of rags-to-riches were especially potent, stars could offer models of successful cultural integration"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Project MUSE - 2020 Complete.
Project MUSE - 2020 Film, Theater and Performing Arts.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 03, 2020
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction
Pola Negri and Romance: 'Ah love! It's not for me.'
Pola Negri as The Vamp: 'Temptatious Pola assailed picture citadel by storm.'
Vilma Bánky and Whiteness: 'The almost perfect Anglo-Saxon type, more English than the English.'
Vilma Bánky as The Leading Lady: 'Bedecked in flowing gowns (...) and layers of pearls and jewels.'
Vilma Bánky and Marriage: 'My mother brought me up to be a wife.'
Jetta Goudal and Exoticism: 'She looks like a beautiful Cossack. She looks like an Oriental princess.'
Jetta Goudal and Mystery: 'A riddle in the city of eager autobiographies.'
Jetta Goudal and Temperament: 'The most temperamental actress.'
Conclusion.
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