Download or read book Star Bodies and the Erotics of Suffering written by Rebecca Bell-Metereau and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2015-12-07 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Star Bodies and the Erotics of Suffering offers film buffs, students, and scholars a fresh take on casting, method acting, audience reception, and the tensions at play in our fascination with an actor’s dual role as private individual and cultural icon.