Virtuoso film performance and the actor's magic / Murray Pomerance.
| Author/creator | Pomerance, Murray, 1946- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2019. |
| Description | xviii, 347 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | A brief history of the virtuosic moment -- Showing off -- Effacement and allure -- Money -- "I am acting" -- "I am on show" -- Charisma as commodity -- Outstanding -- Virtuosity superimposed -- Spontaneity -- In dreams awake -- A feminine mystique -- Tortures -- Secret virtuosity -- (In)credible belief -- Touched by the camera -- Improvise -- Breathe -- Director/virtuoso -- Heimlichkeit -- Collapse -- Bigger than life -- The spectacle of things falling apart -- Limping on -- The eternal return -- Borders -- Facing -- Louder louder, softer softer -- Virtuosity classical -- Near misses -- Discounts -- Virtuosic silence -- Virtuosic support -- Control -- Virtuosic play-within-play -- Upstairs downstairs -- Lost in the stars -- Virtuosity pianissimo virtuosity forte -- Virtuosity as event -- Indelibles -- Virtuosity and "the virtuoso" -- Negative virtuosity -- Virtuosic slippage -- The end or "end" of virtuosic performance -- Coda. A thought of conclusion. |
| Abstract | "Explores virtuosic performance in film, ranging from classical works through to contemporary productions"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-319) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018048922 |
| ISBN | 9781501350689 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781501350672 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |