{"product_id":"stars-and-stardom-in-brazilian-cinema-9781785338434","title":"Stars and Stardom in Brazilian Cinema","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tDespite the recent explosion of scholarly interest in “star studies,” Brazilian film has received comparatively little attention. As this volume demonstrates, however, the richness of Brazilian stardom extends well beyond the ubiquitous Carmen Miranda. Among the studies assembled here are fascinating explorations of figures such as Eliane Lage (the star attraction of São Paulo’s Vera Cruz studios), cult horror movie auteur Coffin Joe, and Lázaro Ramos, the most visible Afro-Brazilian actor today. At the same time, contributors interrogate the inner workings of the star system in Brazil, from the pioneering efforts of silent-era actresses to the recent advent of the non-professional movie star.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The volume embraces diverse and nuanced approaches to stardom…; all [contributors] succeed in putting their findings into readable prose. A thorough scholarly apparatus is included. The volume represents a major contribution to star studies.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Choice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This is [a] rich text which examines a diverse range of Brazilian stars across different time periods, genres and media platforms. Furthermore, with authors employing a wide range of approaches incorporating race, sexuality, age and gender, this volume collectively adds a new wealth of knowledge to the study of global cinematic stardom, thus far underrepresented in film scholar- ship. The set of images highlighting key performers and performances readers may be unfamiliar with is also a nice touch which adds to the overall appeal of the book.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The strength and originality of this tightly edited volume lie in its historical perspective and comprehensiveness. Each chapter works well on its own, but also forms part of a larger design, and the editors have done an excellent job in mapping the terrain of stardom in Brazil over a century. I know of no other volume, focused on the cinemas of Latin America, that attempts the same chronological range, from early cinema to the present day.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• John King\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Warwick\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLisa Shaw and Tim Bergfelder\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eConsuming visions: female stars, the \u003cem\u003emelindrosa\u003c\/em\u003e and desires for a Brazilian film industry\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMaite Conde\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e A star system created by fans: Pernambucan cinema in the 1920s\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLuciana Corrêa de Araújo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e A star in the spotlight: Carmen Santos and Brazilian cinema of the 1920s\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAna Pessoa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Carmen Miranda: from national star to global brand\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAna Rita Mendonça and Lisa Shaw\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eCinelândia\u003c\/em\u003e magazine and the creation of home-grown movie stars in the 1950s\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLisa Shaw\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e Oscarito and Grande Otelo: ‘the terrible twosome’\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJõao Luiz Vieira and Leonardo Macario\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Eliane Lage: a falling star in the skies of the Tropics\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAna Carolina de Moura Delfim Maciel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e Radio stars on screen: critiques of stardom in Moacyr Fenelon’s \u003cem\u003eTudo azul\u003c\/em\u003e (1952)\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLuís Alberto Rocha Melo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/strong\u003e Jece Valadão, the ‘charming crook’: a star image between tradition and modernity\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRafael de Luna Freire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/strong\u003e José Mojica Marins versus Coffin Joe: auteurism and stardom in Brazilian cinema\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLaura Canepa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eAs loiras\u003c\/em\u003e: Brazil’s screen blondes\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eStephanie Dennison\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12.\u003c\/strong\u003e A star is born: the rising profile of the non-professional actor in recent Brazilian cinema\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eCharlotte Gleghorn\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 13.\u003c\/strong\u003e The black body reframed: Lázaro Ramos and the performance of interracial love\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eBen Hoff\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 14.\u003c\/strong\u003e Seu Jorge as a cross-media star: from local authenticity to global appeal\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKatia Augusta Maciel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 15.\u003c\/strong\u003e Latin lover or Latin(o) loser? 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