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A revealing examination of the impact of photography on the image of
postwar Hollywood acting
FAMOUS FACES YET NOT THEMSELVES: The Misfits and Icons of Postwar America
By George Kouvaros
University of Minnesota Press | 256 pages | 2010
ISBN 978-0-8166-4747-7| paperback | $24.95
ISBN 978-0-8166-4746-0| hardcover | $75.00
Famous Faces Yet Not Themselves offers a multilayered study of the
Magnum photographs from the 1961 film The Misfits. By closely
scrutinizing the images from one of America's most haunting and least
understood films, George Kouvaros presents a new recognition of the
connection between the power of star culture, art photography, and
the film industry during a time of rapid social transformation.
"In an amazing gesture, George Kouvaros dilates The Misfits, the
events of its making, and the photographic record to frame an
analysis of the theory and practice of Method acting, as they
intersect with the contemporary star system and with the reshaping of
movie making in the wake of the studio system's collapse. It is in
many ways stunning." -Sharon Willis, University of Rochester
"Kouvaros weaves a compelling story about The Misfits, Method
technique, the 'image of acting,' and the role of camera-generated
pictures in the public imagination. It is a genuinely striking and
original contribution." -Roberto Tejada, University of Texas, Austin
George Kouvaros is associate professor of film in the School of
English, Media, and Performing Arts at the University of New South
Wales. He is author of Where Does It Happen? John Cassavetes and
Cinema at the Breaking Point (Minnesota, 2004).
For more information, including the table of contents, visit the
book's webpage:
http://www.upress.umn.edu/Books/K/kouvaros_famous.html
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