The French screen goddess : film stardom and the modern woman in 1930s France / Jonathan Driskell.

Many years before Brigitte Bardot and Catherine Deneuve, the French cinema produced a host of glamorous female stars designed to rival their Hollywood counterparts. Bathed in soft light, discussed adoringly in fan magazines and shown wearing the latest fashions, these 'cinematic stars' eme...

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Main Author: Driskell, Jonathan (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : I.B. Tauris, 2015.
Series:International library of the moving image ; 2.
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505 0 |a Author Biography; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Female theatrical stardom in 1930s French cinema; 2 International stardom in 1930s France; 3 From midinette to Hollywood star: Annabella; 4 A star of the Popular Front: Danielle Darrieux; 5 The poetry of poetic realism: Michèle Morgan; Conclusion; Appendix 1: Actor popularity tables; Appendix 2: Film popularity table; Appendix 3: Filmographies for Annabella, Darrieux and Morgan; Notes; Bibliography. 
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