The Biopic and Beyond: Celebrities as Characters in Screen Media

by Melanie Piper

Book Overview

Biopics and other movies and television shows based on real events are increasingly appearing at the multiplex and on streaming platforms alongside blockbuster franchises and adaptations. The appeal of movies and television shows based on true stories is that they claim to tell us what really happened, with the public and private versions of events packaged into one coherent narrative. But how do they do it, and what makes this version of events...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501393995
• ISBN13: 9781501393990
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"