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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. I am not a big fan of Brando, and this book is rather long and detailed, but Mann has a way with words that makes it almost read as smoothly as fiction. ( ) An exhaustive biography on one of the more enigmatic actors of all times perhaps. Marlon Brando lead what can only be described as a hectic life much of his own making. Setting his mark from the late fifties and early sixties he rapidly became an icon for a star in his own style that few have probably come close to duplicating. The author delves much into his childhood and the psychological drama, and trauma mainly provided by his parents that really set the path upon which he never really got off of. The alcoholic parents that he did not follow in line but still affected his behaviors and demons that he never really shook. Particularly his many and odd relationships and children was the outcome. The book never lagged much in temp and interest as there was so much there to absorb and put into perspective. He did seem to gloss over some of the latter parts, particularly as Jorel in Superman but probably because it was such a minor role and as with many of his works it was simply about the fast paycheck. Thouhgh in many respects Brando's life was tortured and the tormenting being in his own head it was still a life lived to the fullest that most people can't even imagine much less emulate. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
Entertainment Weekly's BIG FALL BOOKS PREVIEW Selection Best Book of 2019 -- Publisher's Weekly Based on new and revelatory material from Brando's own private archives, an award-winning film biographer presents a deeply-textured, ambitious, and definitive portrait of the greatest movie actor of the twentieth century, the elusive Marlon Brando, bringing his extraordinarily complex life into view as never before. The most influential movie actor of his era, Marlon Brando changed the way other actors perceived their craft. His approach was natural, honest, and deeply personal, resulting in performances--most notably in A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront--that are without parallel. Brando was heralded as the American Hamlet--the Yank who surpassed British stage royalty Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, and Ralph Richardson as the standard of greatness in the mid-twentieth century. Brando's impact on American culture matches his professional significance; he both challenged and codified our ideas of masculinity and sexuality. Brando was also one of the first stars to use his fame as a platform to address social, political, and moral issues, courageously calling out America's deeply rooted racism. William Mann's brilliant biography of the Hollywood legend illuminates this culture icon for a new age. Mann astutely argues that Brando was not only a great actor but also a cultural soothsayer, a Cassandra warning us about the challenges to come. Brando's admonitions against the monetization of nearly every aspect of the culture were prescient. His public protests against racial segregation and discrimination at the height of the Civil Rights movement--getting himself arrested at least once--were criticized as being needlessly provocative. Yet those actions of fifty years ago have become a model many actors follow today. Psychologically astute and masterfully researched, based on new and revelatory material, The Contender explores the star and the man in full, including the childhood traumas that reverberated through his professional and personal life. It is a dazzling biography of our nation's greatest actor that is sure to become an instant classic. The Contender includes sixteen pages of photographs. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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