Robert Downey, Jr. , from Brat to Icon Essays on the Film Career |
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Editor:
| MacDonald, Erin E. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7864-7549-0 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2014 |
Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $42.00 |
Book Description:
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This collection of essays combines scholarly attention to detail with a highly readable style to examine, in roughly chronological order, more than 25 of Robert Downey Jr's best performances in films as diverse as Less Than Zero, Chaplin, The Soloist and Tropic Thunder. Including a biography, chronology and filmography, the book highlights the inseparability of the actor's biography from his works and from the unique combination of talents he brings to his roles.
This collection of essays combines scholarly attention to detail with a highly readable style to examine, in roughly chronological order, more than 25 of Robert Downey Jr's best performances in films as diverse as Less Than Zero, Chaplin, The Soloist and Tropic Thunder. Including a biography, chronology and filmography, the book highlights the inseparability of the actor's biography from his works and from the unique combination of talents he brings to his roles.