Bio-Pics: A Life in Pictures

by Ellen Cheshire

Bio-pics: A Life in Pictures offers a series of case studies which throw light on this most unique of genres. Is the bio-pic a genre in its own right? Or are such films merely footnotes in other more traditional genres such as the western or costume drama, depending on the historical figure under scrutiny. Unlike other genre forms bio-pics seemingly share no familiar iconography, codes or conventions. They can be set anywhere and at any time. What...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231172052
• ISBN13: 9780231172059
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Wallflower Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 7.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher