Carmen Miranda

ISBN-13: 9781844574322 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 168 str.

Lisa Shaw

Opis

Lisa Shaw's study of Miranda's film career and star persona traces her emergence as one of the first stars of the Brazilian film industry and her subsequent triumph in Hollywood. Shaw charts Miranda's transition from singer to film star, analyzing how her star persona drew on performance techniques honed during her singing career. She examines shifts in Miranda's star identity after her move to Broadway in 1939, and Hollywood a year later and her identification as an 'ethnic' star. Shaw explores Miranda's appeal across mainstream and marginalised audiences, both in the US and Brazil and examines Miranda's impact on material culture, particularly women's fashions, and her many imitators.