Yul Brynner : exoticism, cosmopolitanism and screen masculinity /

Yul Brynner : exoticism, cosmopolitanism and screen masculinity /

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Yul Brynner's star image was built on cosmopolitan flair, shifting tales of origin, baldness, as well as film roles as foreign rulers, freedom fighters, army officials, gunslingers and secret agents of ever-shifting ethnicities. Whether Cossacks, marauding pirate captains or cross-dressing torc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Paasonen, Susanna, 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2023.
Series:International film stars.
Subjects:
Brynner, Yul.
Exoticism in motion pictures.
Masculinity in motion pictures.
Actors > United States.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Figures
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chapter 1 A fantastic figure
  • Chapter 2 Flexible origins and exotic displays
  • Chapter 3 A royal presence
  • Chapter 4 Bodily assets, or, 'S-E-X'
  • Chapter 5 Strong, silent, ethnic types
  • Chapter 6 Cosmopolitan commitments
  • Chapter 7 Man, beast, machine
  • Chapter 8 Performance style, posturing, and camp
  • Chapter 9 An afterlife - et cetera, et cetera, et cetera
  • References
  • Index

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