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Lady Georgina's fascination with the life of the working classes leads her down a path of no return as she sinks deeper and deeper into her pretend persona of a lady's maid. What starts out as an enticing fantasy for the bored and spoiled Victorian-era heiress and an aspiring actress she hires for the game, slowly evolves into something far bigger as, step by step, she surrenders her status, her wealth and even her family name to live the life she was destined to live - that of a simple servant girl. This dark tale of social downgrade is set in 1880s London, grimy Manchester, and New York when cultural and social differences between a lady and her maids were as rigid as the former's corsets and as regulated as the latter's black-and-white uniforms."A young maidservant, dressed in a black long-sleeved dress with white cuffs and a collar, a large apron tied around her waist, entered the room. It took Evelyn a few seconds to realise that the servant girl in front of her was Lady Georgina Ashburton. The contrast with the rich heiress that she just spoke to a few minutes ago was too great! The only giveaway was Georgina's hairdo, which was far too elaborate for a simple maid, but her head was now partially covered by a snowy cap, contributing to her overall appearance as a humble servant, awaiting her demanding mistress's orders.Georgina made a step forward and curtseyed, looking at Evelyn expectantly."Did Madame ring?" she said, her voice trembling just a bit.Evelyn moved toward Georgina - the irony of the fact that a combination of her natural tallness and the high heels she was now wearing forced her to look down on her "maid" did not escape her - and slowly walked around her, examining the black-and- white uniform. Did she have it made for herself or just took it from one of the maids that quit, she wondered. Most certainly the latter.Either way, she could now completely understand why Sarah found it so difficult not to chuckle when playing this game - the maid's dress was clearly made for a much bigger girl and Lady Georgina looked quite comical in it, especially considering her somewhat scared facial expression."You would need a better uniform. This one would do for now, but if you want to continue serving me in this house, you should consider getting the one that fits you well. I will not tolerate untidy appearance,'' Evelyn said matter-of-factly, as if lecturing Georgina on how she should be dressed was the most natural thing in the world. "I know a good store just off Bond Street. They sell the most exquisite maid's dresses, caps and aprons. They are not cheap, but you'd thank me later - they are top quality and would last for 10 years.""Thank you, Miss", said Georgina, who wasn't expecting her guest to take on the role of a demanding and contentious mistress so quickly. Clearly, Evelyn did not really expect her to get a new uniform and that was just part of the game? "That's settled then, I will book you for a fitting. All will be deducted from your pay, of course. Now, draw a bath for me," said Evelyn, turned her back to Georgina, sat down by the vanity and began studying her flawless expression with great interest.Georgina wanted to protest - obviously she was not planning to go to a shop to try on maid uniforms and Evelyn was clearly overplaying her strict mistress act - but she had to admire her guest's apparent skill as an actress as well as her ingenuity. Truth be told, the maid's dress she had on was well-worn and totally out of size, but she always thought it was more than adequate for the purposes of the game. There was nothing in the script about a new uniform so Evelyn came up with the idea herself! And, unlike Sarah, she sounded so natural, just like an upper class mistress issuing orders to her maid. Georgina decided to play along, she could always stop the game if it went too far. But for now Evelyn was merely doing her best to portray the character she was commissioned to play."
Hong Chau is a Vietnamese-American actress who was born and raised in a refugee family in Thailand. She moved to the United States when she was nine years old and has been pursuing her acting career since then. Chau graduated from Boston University with a degree in creative writing and later went on to study acting in the New York Film Academy. Chau's breakthrough role came in 2017 when she played the character of Ngoc Lan Tran, a Vietnamese refugee who is shrunk down to miniature size in the film "Downsizing.” Her portrayal earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture and brought her to the forefront of Hollywood's rising stars. Since then, Chau has appeared in a variety of films and television shows, including the critically acclaimed series "Watchmen" and the drama film "Treme." She has become known for her ability to portray complex and multidimensional characters, bringing a unique perspective to her performances. In this book we discuss topics such as: Introduction: Overview of Hong Chau, Brief history and background Early Career: Education and training, Early acting roles Breakout Role: Downsizing: Casting and production, Performance and critical reception, Award nominations and wins Subsequent Work: Roles in film and television, Collaborations with other actors and directors, Notable projects and performances Personal Life: Family background and upbringing, Relationships and interests, Philanthropic work and activism Awards and Accolades: List of awards and nominations, Significance and impact of recognition Legacy: Influence on Hollywood and diversity in entertainment, Future projects and potential impact and Final thoughts and reflections on Hong Chau's career. Quizzes are provided at the end of each section.
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In the past stars have been studied as cogs in a mass entertainment industry selling desires and ideologies. But since the 1970s, new approaches have reopened debate, as film and cultural studies try to account for the active role of the star in producing meanings, pleasures, and identites for a diversity of audiences. Stardom brings together for the first time some of the major writing of the last decade which seeks to understand the phemomenon of stars and stardom. Gathered under four headings - The System, Stars and Society, Performers and Signs, Desire and Politics - these essays represent a range of approaches drawn from film history, sociolgy, textual analysis, audience research, psychoanalysis, and cultural politics. They raise important issues about the politics of representation and the cultural limitations and possibilities of stars.
No other silent film director has been so extensively studied as D. W. Griffith. However, only a small group of his more than 500 films has been the subject of a systematic analysis and the vast majority of his other works still awaits proper examination. For the first time in film studies, the complete creative output of Griffith - from 'Professional Jealousy' (1907) to 'The Struggle' (1931) - will be explored in this multi-volume collection of contributions from an international team of leading scholars in the field.
More than 700 alphabetically organized entries by an international team of contributors provide a fascinating survey of French culture post 1945. Entries include: * advertising * Beur cinema * Coco Chanel * decolonization * écriture feminine * football * francophone press * gay activism * Seuil * youth culture Entries range from short factual/biographical pieces to longer overview articles. All are extensively cross-referenced and longer entries are 'facts-fronted' so important information is clear at a glance. It includes a thematic contents list, extensive index and suggestions for further reading. The Encyclopedia will provide hours of enjoyable browsing for all francophiles, and essential cultural context for students of French, Modern History, Comparative European Studies and Cultural Studies.
The Edizioni Conz of the Italian collector, publisher and photographer Francesco Conz–including portfolios, large silkscreen prints on fabrics and objects–are among the finest and most elaborate art editions of the second half of the 20th century. A friend and patron of Viennese Actionism, Fluxus, Concrete Poetry, and Lettrism, he was an obsessive, knowledgeable enthusiast open to all the arts, for whom hospitality, the magic of community, and respect for the arts were more important than any mercantile aspirations. This publication is the first comprehensive catalogue raisonné of the editions published by Conz between 1972 and 2009. Comprising more than 500 editions, it is both a reflection of his passions and a memorial to the art of the avant-gardes. Texts by contemporaries such as Alison Knowles, Dick Higgins, Milan Knižak, Eugen Gomringer, Emmett Williams, Nicholas Zurbrugg, and others complete the richly illustrated catalogue. FRANCESCO CONZ (1935–2010) grew up in a wealthy family of Austro-Hungarian descent in the Italian Veneto. After coming into contact with the art scene in Berlin and New York in the early 1970s, he traveled to art festivals around the world and invited artists to the Palazzo Baglioni in Asolo for happenings and per- formances. Since 2016, the Berlin-based Archivio Conz has been working to catalogue, research, and restore his extraordinary collection for the public, which includes more than 4,000 works and commissioned editions by over 300 international artists, as well as 30,000 photographs and ephemera.