Stardom, Film Couples and Love Teams in 1970s Philippine Cine... - 9781399521000

Name: Stardom, Film Couples and Love Teams in 1970s Philippine Cine... - 9781399521000
Brand: Edinburgh University Press

Edinburgh University Press

Stardom, Film Couples and Love Teams in 1970s Philippine CinemaAuthor(s): Chrishandra Sebastiampillai\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Edinburgh University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edinburgh University Press\nISBN-13: 9781399521000, 978-1399521000\nSynopsis\nThis monograph addresses a subject in star studies that is still developing outside of (and even within) Hollywood and cinemas of the West the film couple. Known as the love team in the Philippines, they are a transmedia phenomenon whose sheer ubiquity and variety make them an ideal case study to work towards an understanding of the film couple and how they contribute to the pleasure of watching films. Film couples move beyond understanding the star as an individual, particularly where a popular love team is a prerequisite early training ground for successful stardom in the studio system. I explore three different identities that construct film couples and offer a vocabulary to distinguish between these identities and consi.