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Author Duckett, Victoria, author

Title Transnational trailblazers of early cinema : Sarah Bernhardt, Gabrielle Réjane, Mistinguett / Victoria Duckett
Published Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2023
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Description 1 online resource
Series Cinema cultures in contact ; 5
Cinema cultures in contact ; 5.
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
Summary "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"-- Provided by publisher
Subject Bernhardt, Sarah, 1844-1923 -- Influence
Réjane, 1856-1920 -- Influence
Mistinguett, 1875-1956 -- Influence
Bernhardt, Sarah, 1844-1923
Mistinguett, 1875-1956
Réjane, 1856-1920
Motion pictures and transnationalism -- History -- 20th century
Performing arts.
performing arts (discipline)
Performing Arts / Film.
Art / Women Artists.
Drama / European / French.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Motion pictures and transnationalism
Genre/Form History
Film criticism.
Critiques cinématographiques.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780520382121
0520382129