The Women of Ercole

Pomeroy, Arthur J.

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199678921.003.0009

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“… 51 Pomeroy (2013) 195 makes the same point about Sylva Koscina who played Iole in Le fetiche di Ercole (1958, dir. Pietro Francisci, released in the USA as ‘Hercules’). …”

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FROM TEXT TO SCREEN: CELLULOID HELENS AND FEMALE STARDOM IN THE 1950s

Nikoloutsos

2015

Camb. class. j.

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This paper investigates the visual recreation of Helen in the medium of cinema by using as case studies two runaway productions of the 1950s: L'amante di Paride starring Hedy Lamarr and Helen of Troy with Rosanna Podestà in the title role. Examination of features such as costumes, makeup and hairstyle shows that in the former film Helen's representation is informed by and seeks to capitalize on Lamarr's status as a queen of glamour, equating Greek royalty with Hollywood royalty. The analysis of the second film explores further the homology between ancient and modern celebrity on screen and in extra-cinematic discourses, and shows how Podestà's stardom was built on and remained anchored in Helen's iconicity.

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“… 51 Pomeroy (2013) 195 makes the same point about Sylva Koscina who played Iole in Le fetiche di Ercole (1958, dir. Pietro Francisci, released in the USA as ‘Hercules’). …”

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FROM TEXT TO SCREEN: CELLULOID HELENS AND FEMALE STARDOM IN THE 1950s

Nikoloutsos

2015

Camb. class. j.

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“…Cf. for a reading of Hercules Unchained, from a more American point of view, as dealing with the theme of the homecoming soldier.44 Pomeroy (2013) 204. 186 comments on the same problem in Legendary Journeys, solved at the beginning of the TV series by having Hera kill off Hercules' family.45 In addition to discussion in works on the genre as a whole, see.…”

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