Importing Asta Nielsen: the international film star in the making, 1910-1914

Danish silent film actress Asta Nielsen became a brand name in movie houses around the globe in the early 1900s. Known simply as 'The Asta, ' she exhibited both a subtle eroticism and a naturalistic style in her performances, which propelled her into international stardom. Nielsen's w...

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Main Author: Loiperdinger, Martin 1952- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Barnet, Hertfordshire, UK John Libbey Publ. 2013
Series:KINtop studies in early cinema 2
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Summary:Danish silent film actress Asta Nielsen became a brand name in movie houses around the globe in the early 1900s. Known simply as 'The Asta, ' she exhibited both a subtle eroticism and a naturalistic style in her performances, which propelled her into international stardom. Nielsen's worldwide fame was made possible by film distributors adept at contracting long runs for films in cinemas around the world. This volume examines the role of these newly developed film distribution strategies and the resulting emergence of the international film star
Item Description:This book collects the proceedings of the international conference, which took place at the German Film Museum in Frankfurt, 27 to 29 September 2011
Includes bibliographical references
"Asta Nielsen : international filmography, 1910-1914"--Pages 367-375
Physical Description:ix, 386 pages Ill. 23 cm
ISBN:9780861967087

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