{"product_id":"9781623567606","title":"Alain Delon : Style, Stardom and Masculinity","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAlain Delon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew European male actors have been as iconic and influential for generations of filmgoers as Alain Delon. Emblematic of a modern, European masculinity, Delon's appeal spanned cultures and continents. From his breakthrough as the first on-screen Tom Ripley in \u003ci\u003ePurple Noon \u003c\/i\u003ein 1960, through two legendary performances in \u003ci\u003eRocco and His\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrothers \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Leopard \u003c\/i\u003ein the early 1960s, to his roles in some of Jean-Pierre Melville's most celebrated films noirs, Delon came to embody the flair and stylishness of the European thriller as one of France's most recognizable film stars. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection examines the star's career, image and persona. Not only focusing on his spectacular early performances, the book also considers less well documented aspects of Delon's long career such as his time in Hollywood, his work as director, producer and screenwriter, his musical collaborations, his TV appearances, and his enduring role as a fashion icon in the 21st century. Whether the object of reverence or ridicule, of desire or disdain, Delon remains a unique figure who continues to court controversy and fascination more than five decades after he first achieved international fame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Alain Delon: Style, Stardom, and Masculinity is a balanced act of reading the various aspects of this much controversial star. By reading Delon’s roles as singer, style icon, director, producer, and screenwriter outside his roles in French films, the book increases significantly the available scholarship on Delon. … The volume highlights the fact that Delon, appreciated or misunderstood, is a unique phenomenon in not only French but world cinema, and his continuing iconicity is one that deserves a thorough exploration even now.” —Devapriya Sanyal\u003ci\u003e, Celebrity Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A bracing and wide-ranging set of essays on a vital French and international star celebrity.  As these expert respondents consider Delon's career -- embodying culture, commerce and history -- they offer a richer understanding not only of this particular icon, but also the possibilities for star studies in general.” —\u003ci\u003eTim Palmer, Professor of Film Studies, University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA, and author of Brutal Intimacy: Analyzing Contemporary French Cinema (2011) and Irreversible (2015)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“At last, the best-looking, most charismatic French actor of the post-war period gets the sustained attention he deserves. In \u003ci\u003eAlain Delon, Style, Stardom and Masculinity\u003c\/i\u003e, Nick Rees-Roberts and Darren Waldron have gathered a splendid collection of texts that illuminate the star in his multifarious dimensions: his roles and career choices, performance, looks, voice, fashion sense and sexual attractiveness. Drawing on insights from a range of international scholars, the book also importantly examines and celebrates his presence not just in famous classics such as \u003ci\u003eRocco and his Brothers, The Leopard \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMr Klein\u003c\/i\u003e, but also in popular French cinema, especially the thrillers of Henri Verneuil, Jacques Deray and Jean-Pierre Melville, of which he was a pillar for decades. Fans and students alike will relish a book that explains and documents the enduring appeal of one of the great stars of French and world cinema.” —\u003ci\u003eGinette Vincendeau, Professor of Film Studies, King's College London, UK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781623567606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40595232096462,"sku":"9781623567606","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781623567606","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}