Bio-pics: A Life in Pictures
Bio-pics: A Life in Pictures
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Abstract
This book offers a series of case studies that throw light on the type of films that are collectively known as bio-pics. It asks whether the bio-pic is a genre in its own right, or whether such films are merely footnotes to other more traditional genres such as western or costume dramas. It shows how bio-pics, unlike other genre forms, seem to share no familiar iconography, codes, or conventions. They can be set anywhere and at any time. It argues that what links them is, quite simply, the fact that the films depict the life of an “important” person. Through a carefully selected range of thematically linked (English-language) bio-pics released since 1990, this book explores key issues surrounding their resurgence, narrative structure and production. It also looks at the issue of subject representation or misrepresentation in bio-pics and the critical response these type of films have engendered. The films under discussion are grouped around a number of professions (writers, singers, politicians, sportsmen, criminals, artists). This allows for comparisons to be drawn about the way in which similar subject matter is approached.
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Front Matter
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Introduction: A Life in Pictures
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The Sound of Music: Singers and Musicians Take Centre Stage
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2
Hollywoodland: Actors and Directors as Portrayed by Actors and Directors
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3
Prick Up Your Ears: Now a Word on Writers
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Through the Eyes of a Painter: The Art of the On-screen Artist
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A Winner Never Quits: The Powerful Force of Sporting Biographies
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Awakenings: Voices from the Ivory Towers of Academia
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Into the Storm: The Politics of Political Bio-pics
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A Royal Affair: The Majesty of Royal Representations
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End Matter
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