Sabu
The first Indian to become an international film star, Sabu rose to fame as a child actor in Elephant Boy (1937), and subsequently appeared in a succession of British pictures before relocating to Hollywood, where he died in 1963. Repeatedly cast in orientalist extravaganzas and jungle thrillers, he was associated with the 'exotic' and the 'primitive' in ways that reflected contemporary attitudes towards India and 'the East' more generally. In this captivating study, Michael Lawrence explores the historical, political, cultural contexts of Sabu's popularity as a star, and considers the technological and industrial shifts that shaped his caree…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-137-44622-0
- EAN: 9781137446220
- Produktnummer: 36832156
- Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 152 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Abbildungen: images
Über den Autor
Michael LAWRENCE is Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Sussex, UK. He is the author of Sabu (2014) and co-editor of The Zoo and Screen Media: Images of Exhibition and Encounter (2016).
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