Star Bodies And The Erotics Of Suffering

Suffering In Cinema Can Be Crucial To How Stars Are Cast In Roles And Perceived By Audiences, Whether It Is Performed On The Screen Or Weathered In The Form Of Scandal, Heartbreak, Disfiguration, Or Aging In An Actorrsquo;s Real Life. In Star Bodies And The Erotics Of Suffering, Editors Rebecca Bell-metereau And Colleen Glenn Assemble Thirteen Scholars To Consider Fourteen Stars Whose Careers Have Been Defined By Suffering On- Or Off-screen. Together, These Essays Question Assumptions That An Actorrsquo;s Ability To Project An Enduring Imagemdash;both Symbolic And Physicalmdash;is Necessary For Box-office Success, Demonstrating Instead That Disruptions Often Shape And Direct The Star Image.