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C'est pourtant bien ce que fait André Soares à l'issue de la vibrante évocation qu'il consacre à Ramon Novarro (1899-1968), premier interprète de Ben Hur, partenaire de Greta Garbo dans Mata Hari et star absolue du cinéma muet jusqu'à ce que le cinéma parlant associé à de mauvais choix artistiques n'affadissent son aura et occultent progressivement sa notoriété avant une mort sordide sur laquelle Kenneth Anger est largement revenu dans son sulfureux Hollywood Babylon. Dans un style fluide et un anglais largement accessible, Soares revient sur le parcours du jeune mexicain que le contexte politique de son pays poussa à l'exil avant que le cinéma ne s'entiche de sa beauté ténébreuse et tente de le modeler à l'image de Rudolph Valentino. Passionné d'opéra, mystique convaincu, Novarro était également un être tourmenté par son homosexualité et dont l'alcoolisme chronique accéléra la déclin. Au détour des 350 pages où le lecteur rencontre d'anciens astres du cinéma muet tel le réalisateur Rex Ingram, la méga star John Gilbert, la vamp Barbara La Marr ou l'ingénue Alice Terry, Soares revient sur une époque artistique dorée et finalement éphémère puisque le son fit cruellement tomber de leur piédestal (ou de l'écran) ces jeunes dieux insouciants qui se croyaient invincibles. Parfaitement documenté, agrémenté d'un livret de photos pour la plupart inédites, Beyond paradise the life of Ramon Novarro s'avère une lecture passionnante de bout en bout pour les aficionados de cet Hollywood à tout jamais perdu. Présentation de l'éditeurThe first Latin American actor to become a superstar, Ramon Novarro was for years one of Hollywood's top actors. Born Ram¢n Samaniego to a prominent Mexican family, he arrived in America in 1916, a refugee from civil wars. By the mid-1920s, he had become one of MGM's biggest box office attractions, starring in now-classic films, including The Student Prince, Mata Hari, and the original version of Ben-Hur. He shared the screen with the era's top leading ladies, such as Greta Garbo, Myrna Loy, Joan Crawford, and Norma Shearer, and became Rudolph Valentino's main rival in the "Latin Lover" category. Yet, despite his considerable professional accomplishments, Novarro's enduring hold on fame stems from his tragic death---his bloodied corpse was found in his house on Halloween 1968 in what has become one of Hollywood's most infamous scandals.A lifelong bachelor, Novarro carefully cultivated his image as a man deeply devoted to his family and to Catholicism. His murder shattered that persona. News reports revealed that the dashing screen hero had not only been gay, but was dead at the hands of two young male hustlers. Since then, details of his murder have achieved near mythic proportions, obscuring Novarro's professional legacy. Beyond Paradise presents a full picture of the man who made motion picture history. Including original interviews with Novarro's surviving friends, family, co-workers, and the two men convicted of his murder, this biography provides unique insights into an early Hollywood star---a man whose heart was forever in conflict with his image and whose myth continues to fascinate today.Présentation de l'éditeurThe first Latin American actor to become a superstar, Ramon Novarro was for years one of Hollywood's top actors. Born Ram¢n Samaniego to a prominent Mexican family, he arrived in America in 1916, a refugee from civil wars. By the mid-1920s, he had become one of MGM's biggest box office attractions, starring in now-classic films, including The Student Prince, Mata Hari, and the original version of Ben-Hur. He shared the screen with the era's top leading ladies, such as Greta Garbo, Myrna Loy, Joan Crawford, and Norma Shearer, and became Rudolph Valentino's main rival in the "Latin Lover" category. Yet, despite his considerable professional accomplishments, Novarro's enduring hold on fame stems from his tragic death---his bloodied corpse was found in his house on Halloween 1968 in what has become one of Hollywood's most infamous scandals.A lifelong bachelor, Novarro carefully cultivated his image as a man deeply devoted to his family and to Catholicism. His murder shattered that persona. News reports revealed that the dashing screen hero had not only been gay, but was dead at the hands of two young male hustlers. Since then, details of his murder have achieved near mythic proportions, obscuring Novarro's professional legacy. Beyond Paradise presents a full picture of the man who made motion picture history. Including original interviews with Novarro's surviving friends, family, co-workers, and the two men convicted of his murder, this biography provides unique insights into an early Hollywood star---a man whose heart was forever in conflict with his image and whose myth continues to fascinate today. [r7lxo.ebook] Beyond Paradise: The Life of Ramon Novarro By Par Anthony Slide, André Soares PDF [r7lxo.ebook] Beyond Paradise: The Life of Ramon Novarro By Par Anthony Slide, André Soares Epub [r7lxo.ebook] Beyond Paradise: The Life of Ramon Novarro By Par Anthony Slide, André Soares Ebook [r7lxo.ebook] Beyond Paradise: The Life of Ramon Novarro By Par Anthony Slide, André Soares Rar [r7lxo.ebook] Beyond Paradise: The Life of Ramon Novarro By Par Anthony Slide, André Soares Zip [r7lxo.ebook] Beyond Paradise: The Life of Ramon Novarro By Par Anthony Slide, André Soares Read Online.