Yul Brynner : Exoticism, Cosmopolitanism and Screen Masculinity / Susanna Paasonen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paasonen, Susanna, 1975- author.

Series:

International film stars.

International Film Stars Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brynner, Yul.

Exoticism in motion pictures.

Masculinity in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 291 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press Ltd, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Yul Brynner's star image was built on cosmopolitan flair, shifting tales of origin, baldness, as well as film roles as foreign rulers, freedom fighters, army officials, gunslingers and secret agents of ever-shifting ethnicities. Whether Cossacks, marauding pirate captains or cross-dressing torch singers, Brynner's characters were invariably stand-outs.<br><br>This book explores his exotic and masculine star image and its transformations from lavish Orientalist Hollywood spectacles of the 1950s to 1960s European co-productions, 1970s action films and scifi. Extensively researched, it covers the actor's entire film catalogue, his rumoured yet unrealised projects, television work and stage appearances, as well as their international media reception. Thematically organised, the book inquires after racial casting politics, the construction of sex symbols, Brynner's humanitarian work and the recurring poses and gestures that characterised his performance style.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Figures

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 A fantastic figure

Chapter 2 Flexible origins and exotic displays

Chapter 3 A royal presence

Chapter 4 Bodily assets, or, 'S-E-X'

Chapter 5 Strong, silent, ethnic types

Chapter 6 Cosmopolitan commitments

Chapter 7 Man, beast, machine

Chapter 8 Performance style, posturing, and camp

Chapter 9 An afterlife - et cetera, et cetera, et cetera

References

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 19 Oct 2023).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781474497978

1474497977

9781474497961

1474497969

OCLC:

1374541266