Stars in World Cinema: Screen Icons and Star Systems Across Cultures

Deflecting the attention from Hollywood, Stars in World Cinema fills an important gap in the study of film by bringing together Star Studies and World Cinema. A team of international scholars here bring their expertise and in-depth knowledge of world cultures and cinema to the study of stars and stardom from six continents. Chapters look at the role of acting, music, singing, painting and martial arts in the making of stars from Australia’s indigenous population, Austria, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Japan, North and South Korea, Nigeria, the Philippines, the former Soviet Union, Spain, North and South America. They examine stardom and the circulation of stars across borders, analysing how local star systems or non-systems construct stardom around the world. Rooted in a multidisciplinary and polycentric approach, this book throws light on unexpected connections between stars and stardoms from different parts of the world, cutting across chronology, geographies and film history.