A Star Is Born: The Moment an Actress Becomes an Icon
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (707 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1784979503 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Each glossy movie star image is accompanied by a thoughtful piece by author George Tiffin, highlighting their filmic peaks and pithiest quotes. A coffee table book with smarts." 3Sunday Business Post. "A handsomely produced tome documenting the most appealing movie stars from the halcyon days of Hollywood
From Oscar-winners to ingénues, and from grande dames to femmes fatales, A Star Is Born is a seductive celebration of the eternal feminine at the heart of the movie business, and an informal and engaging history of cinema itself.. Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe, Catherine Deneuve: Feted, adored and desired, successful movie actresses are icons of modern culture. These pen-portraits are supplemented by quotes, notes and anecdotes, including script excerpts from key scenes. But what was it that made them true stars? Was it looks, talent, drive, personality—or just plain luck? What was the first captivating image or unforgettable line that etched them indelibly on our collective memory, and transformed the screen actress of the passing movie credit into the screen goddess of eternal legend? In a sequence of elegant pen-portraits, George Tiffin takes a microscope to the movies and the moments that established 75 female icons of cinema
Very ordinary It's an average coffee table book, with some really bad photo choices and an average text. There will always be movie buffs who think there are non deserving women between these pages and some glaring omissions. Why Jennifer Connolly and Catherine Zeta Jones are considered icons is quite beyond me. But the worst omission is Doris Day. She became an icon with Calamity Jane, and she should be in this book. An icon is someone who'