Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 288 pages
- Published by: Harry N. Abrams September 1, 1996
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0810926857
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0810926851
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Book Dimensions:
11.9 x 9.1 x 0.8 inches
- Weighs: 3.2 pounds
Product Description
A fresh exploration of the art of screen acting as it has developed in Hollywood films for close to seven decades. Noted theater and film critic Hirsch has gathered rare photographs that show actors, from Rudolph Valentino to Meryl Streep, who embody aspects of the Hollywood Style--a unique blend of personality, acting ability, and sheer "star power". 262 photographs, 50 in full color. Index; bibliography.
Reader ReviewsA cache of pictorial treasures coupled with the authors great knowledge of film make this one of the great books on film. Hirsch does what not many intelligent film critics can. He has made a book that the average filmgoer, who is not concerned with complicated syntax, can love.
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