Female stars of British cinema : the women in question /
Although 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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
[2017]
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| Summary: | Although 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. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [209]-234) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1474405630 9781474405638 9781474405645 1474405649 |