AI SearchLike a natural woman : | spectacular female performance in classical Hollywood / (Record no. 108604)
[ view plain ]
| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 02434cam a2200253 i 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 131121s2014 njua b 001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780813562650 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780813562643 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | SDU |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | PN1995 |
| Item number | P982 L2014 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Pullen, Kirsten. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Like a natural woman : |
| Remainder of title | spectacular female performance in classical Hollywood / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Kirsten Pullen. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Rutgers University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2014 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 245 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. |
| 505 ## - Formatted Contents Note | |
| Formatted contents note | HKBU library |
| 518 ## - DATE/TIME AND PLACE OF AN EVENT NOTE | |
| DATE/TIME AND PLACE OF AN EVENT NOTE | YT2025 M09 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY | |
| Summary | " Bathing beauty Esther Williams, bombshell Jane Russell, exotic Carmen Miranda, chanteuse Lena Horne, and talk-show fixture Zsa Zsa Gabor are rarely hailed as great actors or as naturalistic performers. Those terms of praise are given to male stars like Marlon Brando and James Dean, whose gritty dramas are seen as a departure from the glossy spectacles in which these stars appeared. Like a Natural Woman challenges those assumptions, revealing the skill and training that went into the work of these five actresses, who employed naturalistic performance techniques, both onscreen and off. Bringing a fresh perspective to film history through the lens of performance studies, Kirsten Pullen explores the ways in which these actresses, who always appeared to be "playing themselves," responded to the naturalist notion that actors should create authentic characters by drawing from their own lives. At the same time, she examines how Hollywood presented these female stars as sex objects, focusing on their spectacular bodies at the expense of believable characterization or narratives.Pullen not only helps us appreciate what talented actresses these five women actually were, but also reveals how they sought to express themselves and maintain agency, even while meeting the demands of their directors, studios, families, and fans to perform certain feminine roles. Drawing from a rich collection of classic films, publicity materials, and studio archives, Like a Natural Woman lets us take a new look at both Hollywood acting techniques and the performance of femininity itself"-- |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT | |
| Topical term | Women in motion pictures. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT | |
| Topical term | Motion picture actors and actresses |
| Geographic subdivision | California |
| -- | Los Angeles. |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT | |
| Topical term | PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism. |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT | |
| Topical term | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies. |
| 900 ## - Accession Number | |
| Accession Number | = C.1 SDU |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | English Books |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| -- | 208970 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT | |
| -- | 208971 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT | |
| -- | 126932 |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Library of Congress Classification | Available for Loans | General Books | MATRIX Library | MATRIX Library | General Eng/FL.3 | 24/09/2025 | Donation | PN1995 P982 L2014 | 1000362738 | 24/09/2025 | C.1 | 24/09/2025 | English Books |