Sacha Guitry: The Last Boulevardier
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very Good - dust jacket present with minor wear. Page Condition: Good. Binding: Tight and intact. No stickers or library markings visible.
A richly detailed biography, Sacha Guitry: The Last Boulevardier chronicles the extraordinary life of one of France's most celebrated and flamboyant theatrical figures. James Harding presents a compelling portrait of Guitry — actor, playwright, filmmaker, and wit — whose prolific career spanned the golden age of Parisian boulevard theatre and early French cinema. With elegant prose and sharp critical insight, the biography illustrates how Guitry embodied the spirit of a vanishing Parisian world, charming audiences and scandalising critics in equal measure. Harding uncovers the contradictions of a man whose brilliance on stage was matched only by the controversies of his private life, including his wartime conduct that led to accusations of collaboration. A fascinating study of talent, ambition, and the theatre of personality, this work stands as an essential account of a towering figure in French cultural history.
Author: James Harding
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very Good - dust jacket present with minor wear. Page Condition: Good. Binding: Tight and intact. No stickers or library markings visible.
A richly detailed biography, Sacha Guitry: The Last Boulevardier chronicles the extraordinary life of one of France's most celebrated and flamboyant theatrical figures. James Harding presents a compelling portrait of Guitry — actor, playwright, filmmaker, and wit — whose prolific career spanned the golden age of Parisian boulevard theatre and early French cinema. With elegant prose and sharp critical insight, the biography illustrates how Guitry embodied the spirit of a vanishing Parisian world, charming audiences and scandalising critics in equal measure. Harding uncovers the contradictions of a man whose brilliance on stage was matched only by the controversies of his private life, including his wartime conduct that led to accusations of collaboration. A fascinating study of talent, ambition, and the theatre of personality, this work stands as an essential account of a towering figure in French cultural history.