FEB261514 - EAN 9781681123387
Maximus Wyld had his heyday in 1940s-50s Hollywood. Of mixed race Black, Chinese and Native American descent, he was "the actor with a thousand facesâ€, essentially interpreting ethnic roles: Indian chief, Mexican revolutionary, oriental dandy...
A veritable reinterpretation of the myth of American cinema through the prism of minorities, Erased reveals the political and social dimension of Hollywood productions.
Maximus Ohanzee Wildhorse, renamed “Maximus Wyld†by Hollywood, was a talented, prized, admired comedian. His filmography is an anthology of cinema: Vertigo, the Maltese Falcon, Sunset Boulevard, the Prisoner of the Desert, Rebecca...
Copper faced and with unprecedented beauty and animal presence, he paved the way for colored stars in an segregationist climate. After him, Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, and Yul Brynner were able to reach the rank of stars. His charisma ignited white cinema and shamelessly swayed its racial hegemony. Maximus Wyld was a pioneer. However, no credits mention his name. On celluloid there is no imprint of his face. Maximus the precursor rests in the graveyard of Hollywood amnesia. What event pushed him into limbo? What occult and superior force has stored his career in a cinematic Bermuda Triangle? (immagine)
Categoria: Books: graphic novels
Ordinabile fino al 22/02/26
Prezzo di copertina: USD 24,99
Prezzo HoVistoCose: EUR 22,55
Altri dettagli per materiale USA
Data di uscita: 22/04/26
Final Order Cutoff: 22/02/26 (se ordinato entro questa data - un paio di giorni prima per permetterci di ordinarlo - le possibilità che l'ordine verrà soddisfatto sono molto alte)
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