Importing Asta Nielsen : the international film star in the making, 1910-1914 / edited by Martin Loiperdinger and Uli Jung.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Loiperdinger, Martin.

Jung, Uli

Jacobs Family Cinema Studies Fund.

Conference Name:

Importing Asta Nielsen : cinema-going and the making of the star system in the early 1910s (2011 : Frankfurt, Germany)

Series:

KINtop studies in early cinema ; 2.

KINtop Studies in Early Cinema ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nielsen, Asta, 1881-1972--Congresses.

Nielsen, Asta.

Nielsen, Asta, 1881-1972.

Motion picture actors and actresses--Denmark--Congresses.

Motion picture actors and actresses.

Denmark.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

ix, 386 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New Barnet, Herts : John Libbey, [2013]

Summary:

Danish silent film actress Asta Nielsen became a brand name in movie houses around the globe in the early 1900s. Known simply as 'The Asta,' she exhibited both a subtle eroticism and a naturalistic style in her performances, which propelled her into international stardom. Nielsen's worldwide fame was made possible by film distributors adept at contracting long runs for films in cinemas around the world. This volume examines the role of these newly developed film distribution strategies and the resulting emergence of the international film star.

Notes:

This book collects the proceedings of the international conference, which took place at the German Film Museum in Frankfurt, 27 to 29 September 2011.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Jacobs Family Cinema Studies Fund.

ISBN:

0861967089

9780861967087

OCLC:

856581729

Publisher Number:

99955687501