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1 online resource (249 pages) |
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Introduction: Two Myths; 1. Teen Rebellion; 2. The Young Woman Alone: Isabelle Huppert, Isabelle Adjani, and Nathalie Baye; 3. Juliette Binoche, Emmanuelle Béart, and the Temptations of Vanity; 4. The Shame of Valeria Bruni Tedeschi; 5. Sandrine Kiberlain; 6. Sandrine Bonnaire, Isabelle Huppert, and La Cérémonie; 7. The Allure of Hollywood; 8. Alone at Midlife: Nathalie Baye in the Nineties; 9. The French Meryl Streep; 10. Agnès Jaoui; 11. Marriage and Adultery (Same Thing); 12. Géraldine Pailhas and Building a Career; 13. Isabelle Carré and Madness; 14. Les Femmes d'un Certain Age |
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15. The New Talent16. France and America; Appendices and Reference Matter; Appendix One: How to Sell French Films in the United States; Appendix Two: How to See French Films in the United States; Acknowledgments; Sources; Index |
| Summary |
Even as actresses become increasingly marginalized by Hollywood, French cinema is witnessing an explosion of female talent--a Golden Age unlike anything the world has seen since the days of Stanwyck, Hepburn, Davis, and Garbo. In France, the joy of acting is alive and well. Scores of French actresses are doing the best work of their lives in movies tailored to their star images and unique personalities. Yet virtually no one this side of the Atlantic even knows about them. Viewers who feel shortchanged by Hollywood will be thrilled to discover The Beauty of the Real. This book showcases a range o |
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Print version record |
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Actresses -- France
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Motion picture actors and actresses -- France
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Motion pictures, French -- United States
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Women in motion pictures.
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Actresses.
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Motion picture actors and actresses.
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Motion pictures, French.
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Women in motion pictures.
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France.
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United States.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780804782074 |
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0804782075 |
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