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Film stardom in South East Asia

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Analyses the cinematic and social significance of the star phenomenon in Southeast Asia.

Title Film stardom in South East Asia / edited by Jonathan Driskell.
Publisher Edinburgh, Scotland : Edinburgh University Press
Creation Date [2022]
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Content Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Spectral stars, haunted screens: Cambodian golden age cinema -- Chapter 2 P. Ramlee, the star: Malay stardom and society in the 1950s–60s -- Chapter 3 Shake it like Elvis: Win Oo, the culturally appropriate heart-throb of the Burmese socialist years -- Chapter 4 Trà Giang’s stardom in wartime Vietnam: simple glamour, socialist modernity and acting agency -- Chapter 5 Seeking a passport: the transnational career of Kiều Chinh -- Chapter 6 Three kinds of stardom in Indonesia -- Chapter 7 The Indonesian sex bomb: female sexuality in cinema 1970s–90s -- Chapter 8 Nora Aunor and Sharon Cuneta as migrant workers: stars and labour export in Filipino commercial films -- Chapter 9 One more second chance: love team longevity and utility in the era of the television studio -- Chapter 10 The changing status of the Thai luk khrueng (Eurasian) performer: a case study of Ananda Everingham -- Chapter 11 Fight like a girl: Jeeja Yanin as a female martial arts star -- Notes on contributors -- Index
Series International Film Stars
Extent 1 online resource (241 pages)
Language English
Copyright Date ©2022
National Library system number 997012410554305171
MARC RECORDS

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