Transnational Trailblazers of Early Cinema : Sarah Bernhardt, Gabrielle Réjane, Mistinguett / Victoria Duckett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Duckett, Victoria, Author.

Series:

Cinema cultures in contact.

Cinema Cultures in Contact ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bernhardt, Sarah, 1844-1923--Influence.

Bernhardt, Sarah.

Réjane, 1856-1920--Influence.

Réjane.

Mistinguett, 1875-1956--Influence.

Mistinguett.

Motion pictures and transnationalism--History--20th century.

Motion pictures and transnationalism.

Genre:

Film criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. At the forefront of the entertainment industries of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were singular actors: Sarah Bernhardt, Gabrielle Réjane, and Mistinguett. Talented and formidable women with global ambitions, these performers forged connections with audiences across the world while pioneering the use of film and theatrics to gain international renown. Transnational Trailblazers of Early Cinema traces how these women emerged from the Parisian periphery to become world-famous stars. Building upon extensive archival research in France, England, and the United States, Victoria Duckett argues that, through intrepid business prowess and the use of early multimedia to cultivate their celebrity image, these three artists strengthened ties between countries, continents, and cultures during pivotal years of change.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction. Three Transnational Trailblazers

1. Sarah Bernhardt: Transformative Fame in Britain and America

2. Gabrielle Réjane: The Comedy of a Celebrity Commoner

3. Mistinguett: The Making of Modern Cinema

4. The Filmic Front: Transnational Cinema and World War I

Conclusion. Difference and Diversity: The Expanding Horizons of Transnational Film

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9780520382121

OCLC:

1375058743