@inbook{c13371d6320d4581ad1c2699ea4169aa,
title = "Performing Performers: Embodiment and intertextuality in the Contemporary Biopic",
abstract = "The actor{\textquoteright}s body is of critical importance to the biopic{\textquoteright}s representation of {\textquoteleft}real{\textquoteright} lives, to issues of physical and gestural resemblance, and in its role as the dramatic vehicle; acting out significant moments, embodying transformations. Through detailed examination of Beyond the Sea (2004), De-Lovely (2004), Moli{\`e}re (2007), films which foreground the construction, and constructedness, of life through performance and spectacle, this chapter explores the self-reflexive and intertexual embodiment of life stories. It focuses on the material details of performance in relation to distinctly contemporary strategies of film style and tone, and how these connect to questions of expectation and agency. ",
keywords = "Biopic, contemporary film, American film, French film, film performance, Moliere, De-Lovely, Beyond the Sea, Bobby Darin, Cole Porter, Kevin Kline, Kevin Spacey, Romain Duris, embodiment, impersonation",
author = "Donaldson, {Lucy Fife}",
year = "2013",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780415899413",
series = "AFI Film Readers",
publisher = "Routledge Taylor & Francis Group",
pages = "103",
editor = "Belen Vidal and Tom Brown",
booktitle = "The Biopic in Contemporary Film Culture",
address = "United States",
}