Elizabeth Taylor
1st Edition
Published on 25. July 2019
184 pages
978-1-83871-553-3 (ISBN)
Description
Elizabeth Taylor was one of the major film stars of the twentieth century, embodying all the glamour and allure of Hollywood stardom. Yet her achievements as an actress have often been overshadowed by her beauty and tumultuous life off-screen.
To redress this imbalance, Susan Smith offers an illuminating study of Elizabeth Taylor's work in film, exploring her fascinating trajectory from child to adult star. Smith reveals the influence that Taylor's early work exerted over her later career and the ways in which her on-screen identity is profoundly rooted in her association with animals and nature. Smith carefully unpicks what made Taylor such a distinctive and dynamic on-screen performer - from the expressive use she made of her eyes to the dramatic significance of her voice - and considers the importance of certain professional collaborations that Taylor forged during her career, most notably her acting partnership with Montgomery Clift.
To redress this imbalance, Susan Smith offers an illuminating study of Elizabeth Taylor's work in film, exploring her fascinating trajectory from child to adult star. Smith reveals the influence that Taylor's early work exerted over her later career and the ways in which her on-screen identity is profoundly rooted in her association with animals and nature. Smith carefully unpicks what made Taylor such a distinctive and dynamic on-screen performer - from the expressive use she made of her eyes to the dramatic significance of her voice - and considers the importance of certain professional collaborations that Taylor forged during her career, most notably her acting partnership with Montgomery Clift.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
30 b/w photos
ISBN-13
978-1-83871-553-3 (9781838715533)
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SUSAN SMITH is Senior Lecturer in
Film Studies at the University of
Sunderland, UK. She is the author
of Voices in Film (in Close-Up 2,
2007), The Musical: Race, Gender
and Performance (2005), which
was selected as a CHOICE
Outstanding Academic Title in
2006, and of Hitchcock: Suspense,
Humour and Tone (2000).
Film Studies at the University of
Sunderland, UK. She is the author
of Voices in Film (in Close-Up 2,
2007), The Musical: Race, Gender
and Performance (2005), which
was selected as a CHOICE
Outstanding Academic Title in
2006, and of Hitchcock: Suspense,
Humour and Tone (2000).
Content
Introduction.- Riding to Stardom.- The Animal Returns.- Acting on Instinct?.- Compassion.- Coda: Moving On.- Notes.- Bibliography.- Filmography.- Index.
