Starlight and stargazers Slavic screen celebrities / edited by Helena Goscilo.
| Other author | Goscilo, Helena, 1945- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2024. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Film and media studies |
| Abstract | "Celebrification has thrived for centuries in literature, theater, music, and other cultural spheres, as vividly illustrated by Byron, Sarah Bernhardt, and Paganini. It especially effloresced in cinema after the symbolically named Lumi©·re brothers pioneered movies as light-projected "moving life" to be contemplated and shared in the intimate darkness of theaters. Actors and actresses such as Valentino and Garbo acquired the status of divine beings whose life on and offscreen stimulated fascination and a passionate devotion most frequently invested in religious figures. The recent explosion in social media has only amplified immeasurably the scale and intensity of that adulation. Yearning for the seemingly transcendent, fans as mere mortals seek contact with celebrities as objects of worship that, like nocturnal stars, are simultaneously remote yet accessible. Starlight and Stargazers examines the multifaceted nature and specific manifestations of film celebrification in Czechoslovakia/the Czech Republic, Poland, Soviet Russia/Russia, and Ukraine before and after 1991"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Starlight and stargazers Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2024 9798887194998 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2024002809 |
| ISBN | 9798887195018 (epub) |
| ISBN | 9798887195001 (adobe pdf) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |