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| + | File:LanaAva.JPG|alt=Ava Gardner and Lana Turner "embrace."|Ava Gardner and Lana Turner "embrace." | ||
| + | File:BadAndBeautiful57 jpg.jpg|alt="Authentic" emotion in ''The Bad and the Beautiful''.|"Authentic" emotion in ''The Bad and the Beautiful''. | ||
| + | File:LanaIoL.JPG|alt=A production still of Turner wearing ''haute couture'' in ''Imitation of Life''.|Production still of Turner wearing ''haute couture'' in ''Imitation of Life''; Lora meets David Edwards. | ||
| + | File:IoL1959-01.jpg|alt=Frame grab from ''Imitation of Life''.|Frame grab from the same ''Imitation of Life'' scene. | ||
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| − | + | #'''Group 2:''' 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)". | |
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#*What does Dyer mean by "signifying practice"? | #*What does Dyer mean by "signifying practice"? | ||
#*List those three ways that stars function. | #*List those three ways that stars function. | ||
| − | #What, according to Dyer, is the relationship between | + | #'''Group 3:''' What, according to Dyer, is the relationship between glamour and ordinariness? |
| − | #*How does the photograph of Ava Gardener and Turner "embracing" illustrate this contrast? | + | #*How does the photograph of Ava Gardener and Turner "embracing" (see above) illustrate this contrast? |
#*How is it expressed in ''The Bad and the Beautiful''? | #*How is it expressed in ''The Bad and the Beautiful''? | ||
| − | # | + | #'''Group 4:''' 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)? |
| − | + | #'''Groups 5 and 6:''' How was Turner’s sexy-ordinary contradiction "crystallized" in four "moments" in her early career? | |
| − | #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''? | + | #'''Group 1:''' 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.]) |
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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.] | ||
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| + | [[Category:JCM412/512 Discussion]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:31, 14 August 2019
Ava Gardner and Lana Turner "embrace."
"Authentic" emotion in The Bad and the Beautiful.
Production still of Turner wearing haute couture in Imitation of Life; Lora meets David Edwards.
Frame grab from the same Imitation of Life scene.
- Group 2: 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 3: What, according to Dyer, is the relationship between glamour and ordinariness?
- How does the photograph of Ava Gardener and Turner "embracing" (see above) illustrate this contrast?
- How is it expressed in The Bad and the Beautiful?
- Group 4: 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)?
- Groups 5 and 6: How was Turner’s sexy-ordinary contradiction "crystallized" in four "moments" in her early career?
- Group 1: 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.)
External links
Bibliography
- Richard Dyer, "Four Films of Lana Turner," Movie 25: 30-52.
