An analysis of Omar Sy's experience as an actor and a star in French and international cinema. References to the fight of Afrodescendant performers for visibility and empowerment in US, UK, France and worldwide help to understand the value of this particular experience, relating to a performer with a background as TV stand-up comedian. Sy's international appeal was revealed by the success of 'Intouchables' by Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache.
DE FRANCESCHI, L. (2016). Omar Sy: Towards a Black Stardom?. In Sharmilla Beezmohun (a cura di), Continental Shifts, Shifts in Perception: Black Cultures and Identities in Europe (pp. 97-113). Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Omar Sy: Towards a Black Stardom?
DE FRANCESCHI, LEONARDO
2016-01-01
Abstract
An analysis of Omar Sy's experience as an actor and a star in French and international cinema. References to the fight of Afrodescendant performers for visibility and empowerment in US, UK, France and worldwide help to understand the value of this particular experience, relating to a performer with a background as TV stand-up comedian. Sy's international appeal was revealed by the success of 'Intouchables' by Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
