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From Perversion to Purity: The Stardom of Catherine Deneuve
Lisa (Ed) Downing
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Description for From Perversion to Purity: The Stardom of Catherine Deneuve
Paperback. This collection of essays, by a selection of international film and cultural studies scholars, undertakes analyses of Catherine Deneuve's status as one of the world's most celebrated French actresses, as well as a glamorous fashion muse. Editor(s): Downing, Prof. Lisa; Harris, Sue. Num Pages: 194 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: APB; APF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260.
Catherine Deneuve is indisputably one of the world’s most celebrated actresses, both in her native France and throughout the world. Her career has spanned five decades during which she has worked with the most significant of French auteurs, as well as forging partnerships with international directors such as Buñuel and Polanski.
The Deneuve star persona has attained such iconic status that it now symbolises the very essence of French womanhood and civic identity. In this wide-ranging and authoritative collection of essays by a selection of international film academics and writers, the Deneuve persona is scrutinised and illuminated. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
194
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719073397
SKU
V9780719073397
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99-15
About Lisa (Ed) Downing
Lisa Downing is Professor of French and Director of the Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Sexuality and Gender in Europe at the University of Exeter. Sue Harris is a Reader in French Cinema Studies at Queen Mary, University of London. -- .
Reviews for From Perversion to Purity: The Stardom of Catherine Deneuve
A studious but approachable collection of essays and discussions, this should more than satisfy admirers of the star, as well s more serious students keen to explore the myth and meaning of her important contribution to international cinema.
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