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Zusatztext In Robert Redford and American Cinema , Michael Allen has provided the first comprehensive academic study of one of the most important male actors of the late 20th century. From his early career on stage and television to his eventual status as major star and sex symbol and subsequent career behind the camera, Allen argues that Redford represents the maverick spirit of the new Hollywood and indicates a trajectory for a generation of subsequent male leads. This is an important contribution to literature on Hollywood stardom and the complicated networks of meaning through which a star image is constructed. It’s essential reading for anyone interested in American film culture in the late 20th century and the cultural and political landscape of the period. Informationen zum Autor Michael Allen is Honorary Research Fellow at Birkbeck, University of London, UK. He was Senior Lecturer in Film and Electronic Media and Programme Director for the MA Film and Screen Media at Birkbeck University, UK, for twenty years before retiring in 2023. He is the author of several books, including Robert Redford and American Cinema: Modern Film Stardom and the Politics of Celebrity (Bloomsbury, 2021), Live from the Moon: Film, Television, and the Space Race (Bloomsbury, 2009), and Reading ‘CSI’: Crime TV Under the Microscope (Bloomsbury, 2007). Klappentext Michael Allen's insightful study explores the long and diverse career of the actor and director Robert Redford, from his early work in theatre and TV to his contemporary status as an iconic and enduring star. Allen assesses Redford's importance to the American film industry during a period of great transformation: as an influential industry player, an award-winning director and a committed political activist. Allen considers Redford's individual achievements in the context of shifts and changes in the industry as a whole: some of which benefited Redford's own progress and development; some which he engineered himself, as well as discussing Redford's star persona in relation to ageing and masculinity.Explores the career of Robert Redford, both as an actor and a director, within the context of the changes of the film industry. Zusammenfassung Michael Allen's insightful study explores the long and diverse career of the actor and director Robert Redford, from his early work in theatre and TV to his contemporary status as an iconic and enduring star. Allen assesses Redford’s importance to the American film industry during a period of great transformation: as an influential industry player, an award-winning director and a committed political activist. Allen considers Redford’s individual achievements in the context of shifts and changes in the industry as a whole: some of which benefited Redford’s own progress and development; some which he engineered himself, as well as discussing Redford's star persona in relation to ageing and masculinity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Theatre and TV 2. Stardom 3. Politics 4. Independents 5. Director 6. The Over the Hill Gang Conclusion Bibliography Index ...
