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S'està carregant… Dark Victory: The Life of Bette Davisde Ed Sikov
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Tedious study of Davis's turbulent career, discussing the details of all of her films, from the viewpoint of a devoted fan. Discusses the fascination of gay men with her work and personality. Includes some pictures. Completely footnoted. Obviously well-researched, but not really insightful from the point of view of people who worked with her. Discusses her career with Warner Bros. much more thoroughly than her later work. All in all, she comes off as a not-very-nice person. ( ) As interesting (and quotable!!) as I found Bette, I was surprised to find that this book was less about her life than it was about Ed Sikov's opinions on her life. One section illustrates this nicely: Sikov abruptly interrupts himself, completely breaking the flow of the narrative, to tell a rambling, random story of many pages that is supposed to sum up the difficult relationship between Bette and her father. In reality, the story is told to draw attention to the author's incredibly insulting attempt to explain Bette's 'psychic agony' to his readers (who are obviously too stupid to understand that her father's coldness hurt her) and his incredibly pretentious attempt to defend soap-opera Hollywood biographies as high art. Apparently, he earned his dual PhD's in Psychology and Literature during a two-week stint as an intern at People magazine. I abandoned this book on page 190. I only read that far because Bette was just so repulsive and endearing. Now I'm off to find a biography of her that is actually about her. I love movies from Ms. Davis' era, so expected to like this book. Sadly, just couldn't finish this one. Unfortunately, no matter how well written a biography, if the subject doesn't grab you, the book falls flat. I found Ms. Davis and her life to be completely unalluring, uninteresting and downright mean-spirited. Not to say that I dislike all unsympathetic biographical subjects, but I didn't find enough there to keep slogging through. The only reason I made it as far as I did was for the anecdotes about other actors and directors in whom I have an interest. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
The legendary Hollywood star blazes a fiery trail in this enthralling portrait of a brilliant actress and the movies her talent elevated to greatness InDark Victory, noted film critic and biographer Ed Sikov paints the most detailed picture ever delivered of Bette Davis, the intelligent, opinionated, and unusual woman who was--in the words of a close friend--"one of the major events of the twentieth century." Drawing on new interviews with friends, directors, and admirers, as well as archival research and a fresh look at the films, this stylish, intimate biography depicts Davis's personal as well as professional life in a way that is both revealing and sympathetic. With his wise and well-informed take on the production and accomplishments of such movie milestones asJezebel,All About Eve, andNow, Voyager, as well as the turbulent life and complicated personality of the actress who made them, Sikov'sDark Victorybrings to life the two-time Academy Award-winning actress's unmistakable screen style, and shows the reader how Davis's art was her own dark victory. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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