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Binding
Hardcover
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0 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9780813155524
Publication Year
2021
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Book Title
Charles Boyer : the French Lover
Author
John Baxter
Item Length
9in
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Performing Arts
Topic
Entertainment & Performing Arts, Acting & Auditioning, Film / History & Criticism
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
20 oz
Number of Pages
298 Pages

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Charles Boyer: The French Lover is the first biography of Boyer to exist in English in almost forty years. Author John Baxter artfully presents the often-tragic life of this often overlooked, yet profoundly impactful French actor. Baxter relates how Boyer established himself in the theatre and cinema of France, confidently transitioning from silent film to sound and making a name for himself as a romantic leading man in Hollywood through the early 1940s. During World War II, Boyer put his career on hold to become politically active on behalf of his occupied home country. Upon returning to the stage and screen, Baxter shows how Boyer adapted effortlessly to postwar character roles in both Europe and the United States. He entered television in the 1950s as both producer and performer, and then remade himself as a comedy performer in the 1960s. Nominated four times for Academy Awards, he was honored by the Academy only once for his activities on behalf of France during World War II. In an insightful analysis of Boyer's choice of roles during and after World War II, Baxter shows that the actor possessed a shrewd perception of his image. Baxter reveals how Boyer, realizing his accent would always mark him as an outsider, both embraced and subverted that identity. Far from clinging to the performances that made him famous, Boyer showed a readiness to break the mold. Yet above all, Baxter argues that Boyer's greatest achievement lies in being the embodiment of exiles everywhere.

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Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
ISBN-10
0813155525
ISBN-13
9780813155524
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7050083136

Product Key Features

Book Title
Charles Boyer : the French Lover
Author
John Baxter
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Entertainment & Performing Arts, Acting & Auditioning, Film / History & Criticism
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Performing Arts
Number of Pages
298 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
20 oz

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Lc Classification Number
Pn2287.B67b39 2021
Reviews
Boyer... certainly deserves this look at his life and career. He was the archetypal Frenchman, with four Oscar nominations to his name., Sophisticated and often witty, Charles Boyer: The French Lover is a clearly structured, chronological journey through Boyer's life. The author's writing style and his obvious extensive knowledge of the films of the period make it an easy read., "Sophisticated and often witty, Charles Boyer: The French Lover is a clearly structured, chronological journey through Boyer's life. The author's writing style and his obvious extensive knowledge of the films of the period make it an easy read." -- Ruth Barton, author of Hedy Lamarr: The Most Beautiful Woman in Film and Rex Ingram: Visionary Director of the Silent Screen, Charles Boyer: The French Lover by John Baxter offers everything a reader would want out of movie star biography. It's compact, chronological, and concise. It's well-written and thoroughly researched. It offers just the right balance of personal and professional. It never crosses over to sensationalism yet delivers plenty of insights. The reader will come away feeling like they really got to know Charles Boyer as a person and as an actor and will immediately look for movies to watch to extend the experience., "A readable and valuable biography of a Golden Age film star who has received little attention even though he was a presence on movie screens worldwide for decades. The author's writing style is sharp and lively and the narrative of Boyer's life moves with energy." -- Douglass K. Daniel, author of Anne Bancroft: A Life, A readable and valuable biography of a Golden Age film star who has received little attention even though he was a presence on movie screens worldwide for decades. The author's writing style is sharp and lively and the narrative of Boyer's life moves with energy.
Table of Content
Preface The Eyes of a Stranger All Quiet on the Western Front Paris On the Road To Be Famous and To Be Loved Movies Bernstein On Trial: Le Procés de Mary Dugan Ufa and After: Brand in Der Oper. The Big House. The Magnificent Lie. Tumultes. Mid-Atlantic: The Man From Yesterday. Red-Headed Woman. I.P.1 Ne Répond Plus. Ich und Die Kaiserin. A Ride on the Carousel: Liliom The Boyer Type The Love of His Life: Caravan. The Japanese Sandman: Le Bonheur Think American: Private Worlds. Shanghai. Discord: Break of Hearts. The Sleeping Prince: Mayerling. "Only God and I Know What Is In My Heart": The Garden of Allah. The Best Head Waiter in Europe: History Is Made at Night. Immortal Longings: Conquest. Exiles: Tovarich. Lazy and Hot and Happy: Orage. "Come With Me To The Casbah": Algiers. Sex on the High Seas: Love Affair. The Gathering Storm: When Tomorrow Comes. Blood, Toil, Sweat and Tears: Le Corsair. The World's Best-Dressed Governess: All This and Heaven Too. The War at Home A Voice Singing in the Snow: Back Street. The Golden Door: Hold Back the Dawn. The Most Popular Frenchman in America: Appointment for Love. Tales of Manhattan. Love and Death: The Constant Nymph. Flesh and Fantasy. Not What It Looks Like: Gaslight. Love in a Cold Climate: Together Again. Confidential Agent. Stranger in a Strange Land: Cluny Brown. Arch of Triumph. A Woman's Vengeance. "Why, this is Hell, Nor Am I Out of It.": Red Gloves. Don Juan in Hell. No Fixed Place of Abode: The First Legion. Thunder in the East. The 13 th Letter. The Happy Time. One Star Short: The Four-Star Playhouse. Superficially Superficial: Madame de... Nana Great Body, Beautiful Soul: La Parisienne. Maxime. Sins of the Father: The Buccaneer. Les Demons de Minuit. Fanny. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Men of Distinction: Lord Pengo. A Very Special Favor. Man and Boy. The Rogues. The Calm Before the Storm: Is Paris Burning? Adorable Julia. How To Steal a Million. Man and Boy. Michael Fade to Black The Rold of a Lifetime: Casino Royale, The Hot Line, Barefoot in the Park, The April Fools, The Madwoman of Chaillot. Lost Horizon. Stavisky, A Matter of Time. Envoi Notes Filmography Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2022
Lccn
2021-026151
Dewey Decimal
791.43028092
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Screen Classics Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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