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Explore the complex relationship between film, media, and celebrity through this academic collection from Routledge. This book approaches the biopic as a specific form of adaptation and intermediality, examining how different media converge within the genre. It investigates the various source texts that inform these stories and the ongoing debates regarding fidelity and authenticity in biographical filmmaking. The contributors analyze both big and small screen biopics featuring British celebrities from the late twentieth and twenty-first centuries. By studying these works, the text looks at how the genre functions in myth-making and myth-breaking. This collection provides a deep look into how the contemporary British biopic participates in the production and consumption of celebrity culture, making it a valuable resource for students and scholars of film and media studies.

Key Features

Examines the biopic as a form of adaptation and intermediality to understand how different media converge in the genre.

Analyzes the multiplicity of source texts and the issues of fidelity and authenticity in biographical storytelling.

Focuses on British celebrity biopics from the late twentieth and twenty-first centuries across big and small screens.

Investigates the potential for myth-making and myth-breaking within the contemporary biopic genre.

Provides insights into how the production and consumption of celebrity culture relates to British film studies.

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hardcover
Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
20 October 2014
Listed Since
03 June 2014

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