Elizabeth Taylor
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Elizabeth Taylor
（Film stars / series editors, Martin Shingler and Susan Smith）（BFI books）
Palgrave Macmillan on Behalf of the British Film Institute, 2012
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-165) and index
Filmography: p. 166-169
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Elizabeth Taylor was one of the major film stars of the twentieth century, embodying all the glamour and allure of Hollywood stardom. Yet her achievements as an actress have often been overshadowed by her beauty and tumultuous life off-screen.
To redress this imbalance, Susan Smith offers an illuminating study of Elizabeth Taylor's work in film, exploring her fascinating trajectory from child to adult star. Smith reveals the influence that Taylor's early work exerted over her later career and the ways in which her on-screen identity is profoundly rooted in her association with animals and nature. Smith carefully unpicks what made Taylor such a distinctive and dynamic on-screen performer - from the expressive use she made of her eyes to the dramatic significance of her voice - and considers the importance of certain professional collaborations that Taylor forged during her career, most notably her acting partnership with Montgomery Clift.
Table of Contents
Introduction.- Riding to Stardom.- The Animal Returns.- Acting on Instinct?.- Compassion.- Coda: Moving On.- Notes.- Bibliography.- Filmography.- Index.
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