LEADER 03083nam 2200613 450 001 9910797271003321 005 20191118111955.0 010 $a0-7556-9474-0 010 $a0-85773-566-7 024 7 $a10.5040/9780755694747 035 $a(CKB)3710000000414078 035 $a(EBL)2052148 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2052148 035 $a(CaBNVSL)mat55694747 035 $a(OCoLC)1128160083 035 $a(CaBNVSL)9780755694747 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL2052148 035 $a(OCoLC)909368817 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000414078 100 $a20191118d2019 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe French screen goddess $efilm stardom and the modern woman in 1930s France /$fJonathan Driskell 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aLondon, England :$cI.B. Tauris,$d2019. 210 2$a[London, England] :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (341 p.) 225 1 $aInternational library of the moving image ;$v2 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-78076-700-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAuthor 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: Miche?le Morgan; Conclusion; Appendix 1: Actor popularity tables; Appendix 2: Film popularity table; Appendix 3: Filmographies for Annabella, Darrieux and Morgan; Notes; Bibliography. 330 $aMany years before Brigitte Bardot and Catherine Deneuve, the French cinema produced a host of glamorous female stars designed to rival their Hollywood counterparts. Bathed in soft light, discussed adoringly in fan magazines and shown wearing the latest fashions, these 'cinematic stars' emerged in opposition to France's traditional stage-based stardom, while remaining, through the roles they played and the looks they sported, a distinctly French phenomenon. This book examines how these stars influenced the narratives and look of their films, contributed to defining the period's new, emancipated. 410 0$aInternational library of the moving image ;$v2. 606 $aCelebrities$zFrance 606 $aMotion picture actors and actresses$zFrance 606 $aMotion pictures$zFrance$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aFilms, cinema$2bicssc 615 0$aCelebrities 615 0$aMotion picture actors and actresses 615 0$aMotion pictures$xHistory 615 7$aFilms, cinema 676 $a791.43028092244 700 $aDriskell$b Jonathan$01124038 801 0$bN 801 1$bCaBNVSL 801 2$bCaBNVSL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910797271003321 996 $aThe French screen goddess$93690775 997 $aUNINA