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Joan Crawford in Film Noir
The Actress as Auteur
Taschenbuch von David Meuel
Sprache: Englisch

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Joan Crawford's contribution to film noir during the 1940s and 1950s, though rarely discussed in its totality, is one of her most impressive and far-reaching career achievements. Several of her noir and noir-tinged efforts contain arguably her best acting work, and all bear her personal stamp. These aren't conventional film noirs, they are Joan Crawford noirs: highly distinctive films that extended the boundaries of noir content and brought added depth and dimension to the noir style. Unlike most actors who routinely adapted to the needs of particular film projects and directors, she approached each film, first and foremost, as a Joan Crawford vehicle, often exerting great control over multiple production functions and at times operating as a de facto producer.
Examining these films as a collective and relatively cohesive body of work, this book highlights what Crawford aspired to achieve in her art, how--when the circumstances were right--she could deliver superb results, how she helped expand the possibilities for noir, and why the best of her efforts speak across the decades with such intensity and authority.
Joan Crawford's contribution to film noir during the 1940s and 1950s, though rarely discussed in its totality, is one of her most impressive and far-reaching career achievements. Several of her noir and noir-tinged efforts contain arguably her best acting work, and all bear her personal stamp. These aren't conventional film noirs, they are Joan Crawford noirs: highly distinctive films that extended the boundaries of noir content and brought added depth and dimension to the noir style. Unlike most actors who routinely adapted to the needs of particular film projects and directors, she approached each film, first and foremost, as a Joan Crawford vehicle, often exerting great control over multiple production functions and at times operating as a de facto producer.
Examining these films as a collective and relatively cohesive body of work, this book highlights what Crawford aspired to achieve in her art, how--when the circumstances were right--she could deliver superb results, how she helped expand the possibilities for noir, and why the best of her efforts speak across the decades with such intensity and authority.
Über den Autor
The author of multiple books on film history, David Meuel has also published two books of poems, more than two dozen short stories, and hundreds of articles on subjects ranging from U.S. national parks to high technology. He lives in Gig Harbor, Washington.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Author's Note

Preface

Introduction: From Cinderella to Cinema's Dark Art

¿1.¿"The world belongs to the devil": A Woman's Face (1941)

¿2.¿"I love you, Mother, really I do. But let's not be sticky about it": Mildred Pierce (1945)

¿3.¿"You might be sorry love was ever invented, Paul": Humoresque (1946)

¿4.¿"I don't know what's wrong. I don't know why I am this way": Possessed (1947)

¿5.¿"I love you, too, I guess": Daisy Kenyon (1947)

¿6.¿"You just wouldn't believe how much trouble it is to dispose of a dead elephant": Flamingo Road (1949)

¿7.¿"You gotta kick and punch and belt your way up, 'cause nobody's gonna to give you a lift": The Damned Don't Cry (1950)

¿8.¿"I'm sure your life is going to be much brighter from now on": This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)

¿9.¿"Lester, I have a gun": Sudden Fear (1952)

10.¿"Aren't I wicked?": Female on the Beach and Queen Bee (Both 1955)

11.¿"Your filthy souls are too evil for Hell itself": Autumn Leaves (1956)

12.¿"If you don't give me a divorce, we'll kill you": Television Noirs "The Road to Edinburgh" (1954) and "Strange Witness" (1958)

Conclusion: Aftermath and Appreciation

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Fotografie
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 226
ISBN-13: 9781476691473
ISBN-10: 1476691479
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Meuel, David
Hersteller: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Maße: 229 x 152 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: David Meuel
Erscheinungsdatum: 22.02.2024
Gewicht: 0,374 kg
preigu-id: 129084910
Über den Autor
The author of multiple books on film history, David Meuel has also published two books of poems, more than two dozen short stories, and hundreds of articles on subjects ranging from U.S. national parks to high technology. He lives in Gig Harbor, Washington.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Author's Note

Preface

Introduction: From Cinderella to Cinema's Dark Art

¿1.¿"The world belongs to the devil": A Woman's Face (1941)

¿2.¿"I love you, Mother, really I do. But let's not be sticky about it": Mildred Pierce (1945)

¿3.¿"You might be sorry love was ever invented, Paul": Humoresque (1946)

¿4.¿"I don't know what's wrong. I don't know why I am this way": Possessed (1947)

¿5.¿"I love you, too, I guess": Daisy Kenyon (1947)

¿6.¿"You just wouldn't believe how much trouble it is to dispose of a dead elephant": Flamingo Road (1949)

¿7.¿"You gotta kick and punch and belt your way up, 'cause nobody's gonna to give you a lift": The Damned Don't Cry (1950)

¿8.¿"I'm sure your life is going to be much brighter from now on": This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)

¿9.¿"Lester, I have a gun": Sudden Fear (1952)

10.¿"Aren't I wicked?": Female on the Beach and Queen Bee (Both 1955)

11.¿"Your filthy souls are too evil for Hell itself": Autumn Leaves (1956)

12.¿"If you don't give me a divorce, we'll kill you": Television Noirs "The Road to Edinburgh" (1954) and "Strange Witness" (1958)

Conclusion: Aftermath and Appreciation

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Fotografie
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 226
ISBN-13: 9781476691473
ISBN-10: 1476691479
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Meuel, David
Hersteller: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Maße: 229 x 152 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: David Meuel
Erscheinungsdatum: 22.02.2024
Gewicht: 0,374 kg
preigu-id: 129084910
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