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Some Versions of Cary Grant
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Book Presentation:
• Offers close analysis of Cary Grant's work in a curated gallery of his best films
• Features lively, well-illustrated commentary on eleven famous films, among them His Girl Friday, Notorious, An Affair to Remember, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, and Sylvia Scarlett
• Centers on the career of a single film star, one of the most admired actors in Hollywood history
Cary Grant famously said, "Everyone wants to be Cary Grant—even I want to be Cary Grant." His development of that star image required serious work, but he also played a variety of characters requiring special performing talents. He was equally skilled in the screwball farce The Awful Truth, the dark thriller Notorious, the romantic melodrama An Affair to Remember, the domestic comedy Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, and the social drama None But the Lonely Heart. In a lively style accompanied by many illustrations, James Naremore analyzes these and other of Grant's best films, demonstrating that he had exceptional talent and greater range than usually recognized.
About the Author:
James Naremore, Chancellors' Professor Emeritus of English, Indiana University James Naremore is author of many books on film, among them The Magic World of Orson Welles, Acting in the Cinema, and More Than Night: Film Noir in Its Contexts.
Press Reviews:
"James Naremore, our foremost expert on film acting, has given us a kaleidoscopic survey of the allure of Hollywood's dazzling prince. Always sensitive to each film's historical context and production circumstances, Naremore analyzes how Grant deployed gesture, expression, posture, vocal delivery—all the tools in the actor's kit—to generate unforgettable crazy comedy and somber drama. His supple crouch and pivot, his unpredictable facial reactions, and the fine shading he brings to a line or a look come to resemble the signature brushstrokes of a master painter. Not least, Naremore shows how Grant generously calibrated his performance to blend with the contributions of other players. Some Versions of Cary Grant is a model of nuanced, witty analysis and an admiring appreciation of one of cinema's greatest artists" - David Bordwell, Jacques Ledoux Emeritus Professor of Film Studies, University of Wisconsin—Madison
"James Naremore's rare and dazzling ability to analyze the subtleties of screen acting makes this study of what he shows to be the surprisingly rich persona of Cary Grant an engrossing, enlightening, and entertaining read." - Joseph McBride, author of biographies of FrankCapra, John Ford, and Steven Spielberg and critical studies of Orson Welles, Ernst Lubitsch, and Billy Wilder
See the publisher website: Oxford University Press
See the complete filmography of Cary Grant on the website: IMDB ...
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