LEADER 02999nam 2200565 450 001 9910819190403321 005 20230809231758.0 010 $a1-4744-0565-7 010 $a1-4744-3484-3 024 7 $a10.1515/9781474405652 035 $a(CKB)4100000006676017 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001816465 035 $a(DE-B1597)614959 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781474405652 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6994878 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6994878 035 $a(OCoLC)1306538118 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000006676017 100 $a20220928d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aFemale stars of British cinema $ethe women in question /$fMelanie Williams 210 1$aEdinburgh :$cEdinburgh University Press,$d[2017] 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource $cillustrations (black and white) 300 $aPreviously issued in print: 2017. 311 $a1-4744-0563-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 209-234) and index. 327 $aIntroduction: questions of female stardom in British cinema -- 'A girl appears in camiknickers': Jean Kent's austerity stardom -- 'Blonde glamour machine': Diana Dors in the 1950s and beyond -- British new waif: Rita Tushingham and sixties female stardom -- 'A constant threat': Glenda Jackson and the challenges of seventies stardom -- 'From schoolgirl to stardom': the discovery and development of Helena Bonham Carter and Emily Lloyd in the 1980s and 1990s -- National treasure: Judi Dench and older female stardom in the 2000s -- Conclusion: the unbearable whiteness of being (a female British star). 330 8 $aAlthough stardom and celebrity have sometimes been seen as antithetical to traditional British notions of restraint and modesty, female stars have nenetheless always been an important attraction for audiences of British cinema, offering specifically British takes on ideas of glamour, acting prowess and femininity. This book will explore in detail the history of British female stardom from the 1940's to the present day through an examination of careers and star personae, from Anna Neagle, who enjoyed record-breaking popularity in the immediate post-war years, to key contemporary figures such as Keira Knightley and Helen Mirren. This is a major new study of stardom in British cinema and the first to focus on female stars. 606 $aWomen in motion pictures 606 $aMotion pictures for women 606 $aActresses 615 0$aWomen in motion pictures. 615 0$aMotion pictures for women. 615 0$aActresses. 676 $a791.4365220941 686 $aAP 83930$qBVB$2rvk 700 $aWilliams$b Melanie$f1974-$0889390 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819190403321 996 $aFemale stars of British cinema$94009329 997 $aUNINA