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Az ötvenes évek Hollywoodja, mozgóképeken
Fifties Hollywood on Motion Pictures

Author(s): Boglárka Erzsébet Kiss
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts
Published by: Korunk Baráti Társaság
Keywords: Hollywood; fifties; movie; motion picture; Marilyn Monroe; fashionably correct; pin-up; trend; star; glamour; body; women

Summary/Abstract: The essay aims to define the connection between the social environment and the mainstream cinema in the America of the fifties. It also highlights the most important reasons for the apparition of the star system, and its effects projected on the society. The case is illustrated through a well known movie, "How to Marry a Millionaire" (1953), starring Marilyn Monroe, the most popular actress of her time. The representation of Monroe's body underlines the connection between Hollywood and the early life of consumerism.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 44-51
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Hungarian
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