Creating the Couple: Love, Marriage, and Hollywood PerformanceWho decides how, when, and where Americans fall in love and get married? Virginia Wexman's acute observations about movie stars and acting techniques show that Hollywood has often had the most powerful voice in demonstrating socially sanctioned ways of becoming a couple. Until now serious film critics have paid little attention to the impact of performance styles on American romance, and have often treated "patriarchy," "sexuality," and the "couple" as monolithic and unproblematic concepts. Wexman, however, shows how these notions have been periodically transformed in close association with the appearance, behavior, and persona of the stars of films such as The Maltese Falcon, The Big Sleep, Way Down East, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Sunset Boulevard, On the Waterfront, Nashville, House of Games, and Do the Right Thing. |
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Creating the Couple: Love, Marriage, and Hollywood Performance Virginia Wright Wexman Limited preview - 1993 |
Creating the Couple: Love, Marriage, and Hollywood Performance Virginia Wright Wexman Limited preview - 2021 |
Creating the Couple: Love, Marriage, and Hollywood Performance Virginia Wright Wexman No preview available - 1993 |