03083nam 2200613 450 991082296410332120191118111955.00-7556-9474-00-85773-566-710.5040/9780755694747(CKB)3710000000414078(EBL)2052148(MiAaPQ)EBC2052148(CaBNVSL)mat55694747(OCoLC)1128160083(CaBNVSL)9780755694747(Au-PeEL)EBL2052148(OCoLC)909368817(EXLCZ)99371000000041407820191118d2019 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe French screen goddess film stardom and the modern woman in 1930s France /Jonathan DriskellFirst edition.London, England :I.B. Tauris,2019.[London, England] :Bloomsbury Publishing,2019.1 online resource (341 p.)International library of the moving image ;2Description based upon print version of record.1-78076-700-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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' emerged in opposition to France's traditional stage-based stardom, while remaining, through the roles they played and the looks they sported, a distinctly French phenomenon. This book examines how these stars influenced the narratives and look of their films, contributed to defining the period's new, emancipated.International library of the moving image ;2.CelebritiesFranceMotion picture actors and actressesFranceMotion picturesFranceHistory20th centuryFilms, cinemabicsscCelebritiesMotion picture actors and actressesMotion picturesHistoryFilms, cinema791.43028092244Driskell Jonathan1124038NCaBNVSLCaBNVSLBOOK9910822964103321The French screen goddess3954858UNINA