The Biopic in Contemporary Film Culture by Tom Brown, Beln V... - 9780415899413

The Biopic in Contemporary Film CultureAuthor(s): Tom Brown, Beln Vidal\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415899413, 978-0415899413\nSynopsis\nThe biographical film or biopic is a staple of film production in all major film industries and yet, within film studies, its generic, aesthetic, and cultural significance has remained underexplored. The Biopic in Contemporary Film Culture fills this gap, conceptualizing the biopic with a particular eye toward the \""life\"" of the genre internationally. New theoretical approaches combine with specially commissioned chapters on contemporary biographical film production in India, Italy, South Korea, France, Russia, Great Britain, and the US, in order to present a selective but well-rounded portrait of the biopics place in film culture. \n\nFrom Marie Antoinette to The Social Network, the pieces in this volume critically examine the place of the biopic within ongoing debates a.