Description
This is the first book to pay tribute to the genuine cinematic contribution of these magnificent performers. Gallafent traces the development of Astaire and Rogers' star personas both together and apart and how the narratives of their films were designed around those personas.
About the Author
Edward Gallafent lectures on film studies at the University of Warwick. He is a member of the editorial board of Movie magazine and has written numerous articles, as well as the book Clint Eastwood: Actor and Director.
Reviews
A comprehensive account. Variety An appropriately elegant new book. -- Linda Rosenkrantz Copley News Service A thoroughly researched consideration of the famous film couple's various works... The book is full of judiciously constructed analyses and imaginative juxtapositions of this idea and that image. Washington Post Book World Gallafent's book deserves a special place in the body of scholarship on Astaire and Rogers. His reading of their films brims with insights. CineAction Gallafent offers some intriguing insights. He is right to stress the importance of viewing the ten films as a (somewhat) coherent series. The Weekly Standard
Book Information
ISBN 9780231126274
Author Edward Gallafent
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Columbia University Press
Publisher Columbia University Press