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Female Stars of British Cinema: The Women in Question
Melanie Williams
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Hardback. BIC Classification: APFA; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Although stardom and celebrity have sometimes been seen as antithetical to traditional British notions of restraint and modesty, female stars have nonetheless 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 1940s to the present day through an examination of the careers and star personae of some of the most significant stars from the last seventy years of British cinema; from the Gainsborough girls who enjoyed enormous popularity in the immediate postwar years ... Read more
Although stardom and celebrity have sometimes been seen as antithetical to traditional British notions of restraint and modesty, female stars have nonetheless 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 1940s to the present day through an examination of the careers and star personae of some of the most significant stars from the last seventy years of British cinema; from the Gainsborough girls who enjoyed enormous popularity in the immediate postwar years ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474405638
SKU
V9781474405638
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99-15
About Melanie Williams
Melanie Williams is Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of East Anglia
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