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Screen Classics
The Passionate Voice
Joseph Harriss
- 310 pages
- English
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Screen Classics
The Passionate Voice
Joseph Harriss
About This Book
Once described by the New York Times as "the quintessential French Romantic, half adventurer, half-intellectual, " actor, singer, and political activist Yves Montand won the hearts of audiences around the world with a charisma and talent that transcended physical and linguistic borders.
Born in Italy as Ivo Livi, Montand achieved international recognition for his singing and performances in films such as Salaire de la Peur (1952) and Let's Make Love (1960) with Marilyn Monroe, with whom he had a passionate but short-lived affair. An Oscar and BAFTA Award winner who was also twice nominated for a César Award for best actor, Montand's success was not limited to his work in film. Discovered and mentored by Edith Piaf, his interpretations of French songs were intense and intoxicating. His mellow baritone voice led to Broadway stardom and sent him on tour, making him one of the best-known entertainers of his day.
Yves Montand: The Passionate Voice profiles Montand's complex, dynamic, and extraordinary life. From his birth in an Italian village near Florence in 1921 to his "accidental" immigration to France, his international success as an actor, singer, and activist to his sudden death from a heart attack in 1991, Joseph Harriss covers every aspect of Montand's life and career. Drawing on foreign-language biographies, Montand's autobiography, specialized studies, interviews, and other archival materials, Yves Montand is a riveting and multidimensional account of Montand's story and legacy.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The Blackshirts Come
- 2. Amateur Night
- 3. “I Discover My Career”
- 4. Edith
- 5. First Films
- 6. Simone
- 7. Political Activist
- 8. Star
- 9. Salem
- 10. Moscow
- 11. New York
- 12. Hollywood
- 13. Marilyn
- 14. Three More for Fox
- 15. Mixing Stage and Screen
- 16. The Sixties
- 17. “The Best Political Thriller Ever”
- 18. The Other Political Films
- 19. From Music Hall to the Met
- 20. Montand President?
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Filmography
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Illustrations
- Series Page