Harrison Ford - Masculinity and Stardom in Hollywood (Hardcover)

Harrison Ford is known for such iconic roles as Hans Solo, Indiana Jones and Rick Deckard - but his career of fifty years (and counting) encompasses a plethora of other thought-provoking roles. His off-screen persona has been no less intriguing. Covering a wide timespan, this book assesses Harrison Ford as `star' from the difficult Hollywood studio years where he began, his blockbusters of the 1980s, through to the impact of ageist culture on his artistry of recent years. The author argues that Ford has generally been seen as a potent, irresistible combination of tradition and modernity. He is an actor who both reflects and utilises changing ideas about American masculinity in the context of Hollywood film production: particular male types are revealed as much in his trademark trustworthy hero act as in his more fallible, less conservative and therefore commercially riskier characters. Luzon Aguado explores these particular star identities and every fluctuation in between. She gives due attention to his much-neglected acting abilities while examining the crucial interplay between star persona and the constraints and conventions of genre. Going beyond standard accounts of Ford's production and pinpointing overlooked aspects of his work, and the creation of the star through cultural artefacts like magazine interviews and advertising campaigns, this book reveals the depth and dimensions of the enduring American screen legend that is Harrison Ford.

General

Imprint:	I.B. Tauris
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	International Library of the Moving Image, 41
Release date:	2018
Authors:	Virginia Luzon Aguado
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 34mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-1-78831-092-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Individual actors & performers Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Men's studies Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-78831-092-6
Barcode:	9781788310925

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