Difference between revisions of "Lana Turner as Star (Discussion)"
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#'''Group 4:''' How was Turner’s sexy-ordinary contradiction "crystallized" in four "moments" in her early career? | #'''Group 4:''' How was Turner’s sexy-ordinary contradiction "crystallized" in four "moments" in her early career? | ||
#'''All Groups:''' What characterizes Turner’s acting style? How is it disrupted by emotions presented as more "authentic" in ''Imitation of Life'' and ''The B & the B''? | #'''All Groups:''' What characterizes Turner’s acting style? How is it disrupted by emotions presented as more "authentic" in ''Imitation of Life'' and ''The B & the B''? | ||
| − | #*How does Dyer make the case for the "hysterics in the car" scene as "authentic"? | + | #*How does Dyer make the case for the "hysterics in the car" scene as "authentic"? ([http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/BadAndTheBeautiful.php View video clip.]) |
#'''All Groups:''' What role does the father play in ''The B & the B'', according to Dyer? How does this relate to the off-screen representation of Turner and her father? | #'''All Groups:''' What role does the father play in ''The B & the B'', according to Dyer? How does this relate to the off-screen representation of Turner and her father? | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T577/TurnerIllustrations.php Lana Turner illustrations, including Dyer figures.] | ||
| + | *[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/BadAndTheBeautiful.php ''The Bad and the Beautiful'' video clip.] | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | # Richard Dyer, "Four Films of Lana Turner," ''Movie'' 25: 30-52. | + | #Richard Dyer, "Four Films of Lana Turner," ''Movie'' 25: 30-52. |
| + | #*[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T577/TurnerIllustrations.php#Dyer Article illustrations.] | ||
[[Category:TCF440/540 Discussion]] | [[Category:TCF440/540 Discussion]] | ||
[[Category:TCF440-540]] | [[Category:TCF440-540]] | ||
Revision as of 13:44, 22 April 2013
- Group 1: Dyer contends that "Turner illustrates three of the ways that stars function cinematically (that is, within the total signifying practice of the cinema industry situated within society as a whole)".
- What does Dyer mean by "signifying practice"?
- List those three ways that stars function.
- Group 2: What, according to Dyer, is the relationship between glamor and ordinariness?
- How does the photograph of Ava Gardener and Turner "embracing" illustrate this contrast?
- How is it expressed in The Bad and the Beautiful?
- Group 3: In general terms, what does haute couture (pronounce "oht koo-toor") connote? How is this specifically embodied in Turner's image—as Dyer argues regarding the Imitation of Life scene in which she meets David Edwards (Dan O'Herlihy)?
- Group 4: How was Turner’s sexy-ordinary contradiction "crystallized" in four "moments" in her early career?
- All Groups: What characterizes Turner’s acting style? How is it disrupted by emotions presented as more "authentic" in Imitation of Life and The B & the B?
- How does Dyer make the case for the "hysterics in the car" scene as "authentic"? (View video clip.)
- All Groups: What role does the father play in The B & the B, according to Dyer? How does this relate to the off-screen representation of Turner and her father?
External links
Bibliography
- Richard Dyer, "Four Films of Lana Turner," Movie 25: 30-52.
