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Alastair Phillips & Ginette Vincendeau
Journeys of Desire [PDF ebook]
European Actors in Hollywood – A Critical Companion

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A comprehensive guide to European actors in American film, this book brings together 15 chapters with A-Z entries on over 900 individuals. It includes case studies of prominent individuals and phenomena associated with the emigres, such as the stereotyping of European actresses in ‘bad women’ roles, and the irony of Jewish actors playing Nazis.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 350 ● ISBN 9781838716578 ● Editor Alastair Phillips & Ginette Vincendeau ● Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing ● Published 2019 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 8130537 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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