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Title

Johnny Depp : anatomy of an actor / Corinne Vuillaume.

Author

Vuillaume, Corinne

Publication

• Paris, France : Phaidon Press Limited : Cahiers du cinéma, [2015]
• ©2015

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Description

191 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour); 28 cm.

Summary

A comprehensive study of Johnny Depp's work through the lens of ten of his most iconic roles American film star Johnny Depp (b.1963) has led an incredibly diverse career, playing eccentric characters in what are now considered classics including Edward Scissorhands (1990), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) and Pirates of the Caribbean (2003). A new title in the fascinating series from world-renowned cinema magazine Cahiers du cinema, which focuses on ten key performances from a single actor. Once a teen idol, Johnny Depp (b. 1963) has led an incredibly diverse career, playing eccentric characters in now-classics like Edward Scissorhands, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Pirates of the Caribbean and Alice in Wonderland. An accessible text combines both a narrative and analytical dimension and is illustrated by 300 film stills, set photographs and film sequences.

Series Statement

Anatomy of an actor

Uniform Title

Anatomy of an actor.

Subject

• Depp, Johnny > Criticism and interpretation
• Depp, Johnny
• Cry-baby (Motion picture)
• Edward Scissorhands (Motion picture)
• Arizona dream (Motion picture)
• Dead man (Motion picture)
• Brave (Motion picture : 1997)
• Fear and loathing in Las Vegas (Motion picture)
• Pirates of the Caribbean, at world's end (Motion picture)
• Pirates of the Caribbean, dead man's chest (Motion picture)
• Pirates of the Caribbean, on stranger tides (Motion picture)
• Pirates of the Caribbean, the curse of the Black Pearl (Motion picture)
• Public enemies (Motion picture)
• Alice in Wonderland (Motion picture : 2010)
• Lone Ranger (Motion picture : 2013)
• Motion picture actors and actresses > United States > Biography
• Motion pictures > History
• Skådespelare
• Biografier

Note

• At head of title: Cahiers du Cinema.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Machine generated contents note: 1. Cry-Baby -- Cry-Baby (1990) / John Waters -- 2. Edward Scissorhands -- Edward Scissorhands (1990) / Tim Burton -- 3. Axel Blackmar -- Edward Scissorhands (1990) / Tim Burton -- 4. William Blake -- Dead Man (1995) / Jim Jarmusch -- 5. Raphael -- The Brave (1997) / Johnny Depp -- 6. Raoul Duke -- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) / Terry Gilliam -- 7. Jack Sparrow -- Pirates of the Caribbean (2003) / Gore Verbinski -- 8. John Dillinger -- Public Enemies (2009) / Michael Mann -- 9. The Mad Hatter -- Alice in Wonderland (2010) / Tim Burton -- 10. Tonto -- The Lone Ranger (2013) / Gore Verbinski.

ISBN

• 9780714868042
• 0714868043

OCLC

960741608

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library