Filtrer par
New products
New products
Livres
Notre librairie, située au 49, Boulevard Saint-Germain, 75005 Paris (Quartier Latin), est la boutique pour acheter des livres sur le cinéma.
Our shop, located at 49, Boulevard Saint-Germain, 75005 Paris (Quartier Latin), is the bookstore to buy books about cinema.
Sous-catégories
Filtres actifs
- Catégories : Biographies
-
By: Edinburgh University Press
The Films of Elaine May
27,95 €Spanning from obscurity to notoriety, the films of director, screenwriter, actor and comic Elaine May have recently experienced a long-overdue renaissance. Although she made only four films ― A New Leaf (1971), The Heartbreak Kid (1972), Mikey and Nicky (1976) and Ishtar (1987) ― and never reached the level of acclaim of her frequent collaborator Mike Nichols, May’s work is as enigmatic, sophisticated and unceasingly fascinating as her own complicated, reluctant star persona. This collection focuses both on the films she has directed, and also emphasises her work with other high profile collaborators such as John Cassavetes, Warren Beatty and Otto Preminger.
-
By: Applause Books
Starring Joan Crawford: The Films, the Fantasy, and the Modern Relevance of a Silver Screen Icon
39,95 €Joan Crawford: the name has an enduring fascination. Forty-five years after her death, Crawford remains a familiar icon in pop culture and the entertainment world. Certainly the camp bathos of Mommie Dearest has played a part in her continued relevance. But it is ultimately her work and career themselves that account for her remarkable longevity in the culture. From her first film in 1925, to her rise to stardom in 1928, and on to the hit films she appeared in through the 1960s, she continually molded and remolded herself, crafting an indelible image and ensuring her place in the American pantheon. -
By: Applause Books
Bruce Willis: Celebrating the Cinematic Legacy of an Unbreakable Hollywood Icon
24,95 €On a nondescript Wednesday morning in the waning days of March 2023, one of the biggest movie stars on the planet called it quits. No press conference had been organized, the Hollywood trades received no advance notice, and there was a conspicuous lack of the fanfare that usually accompanies such bombshell announcements. -
By: Applause Books
Stella!: Mother of Modern Acting
28,95 €Arthur Miller decided to become a playwright after seeing her perform with the Group Theater. Marlon Brando attributed his acting to her genius as a teacher. Theater critic Robert Brustein calls her the greatest acting teacher in America. At the turn of the 20th century – by which time acting had hardly evolved since classical Greece – Stella Adler became a child star of the Yiddish stage in New York, where she was being groomed to refine acting craft and eventually help pioneer its modern gold standard: method acting. -
By: Applause Books
John Hughes FAQ
18,95 €Looking for a comprehensive chronicle of the films of legendary director, screenwriter, and producer John Hughes? You’re holding it in your hands. Covering the entirety of Hughes's career, from his earliest features through to his mainstream box-office successes, John Hughes FAQ explores the key factors that contributed to his legendary status in the world of cinema. -
By: Applause Books
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
18,95 €Sellers' fluidity as an actor made for a terrifying madness that grew like a slow metastasizing cancer throughout his adult life. The story of Peter Sellers concludes with his premature death at the age of 54, “sick at heart and alone in those sunless hotel rooms ” so recoiled from intimacy that no one really knew him anymore. -
By: Applause Books
James Stewart: Behind the Scenes of a Wonderful Life
16,95 €This startling, intimate biography of James Stewart frankly reveals with new facts and discovers a fully dimensional view of this revered figure and consummate American icon. Shrewd, self-protective, financially astute, the James Stewart that Mr. Quirk uncovers was no bumbling naive Mr. Smith, but a Man of the World. -
By: Applause Books
Elvis Films FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of Rock 'n' Roll in Hollywood
19,95 €If Elvis Presley had not wanted to be a movie star, he would never have single-handedly revolutionized popular culture. Yet this aspect of his phenomenal career has been much maligned and misunderstood – partly because the King himself once referred to his 33 movies as a rut he had got stuck in just off Hollywood Boulevard. Elvis Films FAQ explores his best and worst moments as an actor, analyzes the bizarre autobiographical detail that runs through so many of his films, and reflects on what it must be like to be idolized by millions around the world yet have to make a living singing about dogs, chambers of commerce, and fatally naive shrimps. -
By: Hachette
You Are Beautiful And You Are Alone: The Biography Of Nico
19,95 €YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL AND YOU ARE ALONE is a new biography of Nico, the mysterious singer best known for her work with the Velvet Underground and her solo album Chelsea Girl. Her life is tangled in myth--much of it of her own invention. Rock and roll cultural historian Jennifer Bickerdike delivers a definitive book that unravels the story while making a convincing case for Nico's enduring importance. -
By: Litos
Marlon Brando un si beau monstre
8,90 €Il a tout eu. Vraiment tout : les femmes, l'argent, la gloire, la beauté - une beauté incroyable, divine, irréelle. Il a été la star des stars, le plus grand acteur du monde, s'est acheté un paradis en plein océan. Il aurait pu être heureux. Mais, malgré sa renommée, il a choisi la route du malheur et a mené une existence sombre, marquée par des relations destructrices et des tragédies familiales. -
-
By: Arlea
Juste le temps de vivre
17,00 €Qui connait encore Robert Lynen, le tout jeune acteur de Poil de carotte ? Georges Perec assurément qui lui trouva une place parmi ses Je me souviens. Enfant star du cinéma français dès 1932, il connaitra la gloire au côté de Louis Jouvet ou dans les films de Duvivier avant de s'engager dans la résistance à l'âge de vingt ans. Figure de l'ombre, il prendra le surnom de L'Aiglon en intégrant L'Alliance, grand réseau de résistance et le seul dirigé par une femme Marie-Madeleine Fourcade.