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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.

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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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Introduction
Lisa Downing and Sue Harris
1. Polanski’s Deneuve. ‘Frigidity’ and Feminism
Lisa Downing
2. Buñuel Blonde
Peter William Evans
3. Demy and Deneuve: The Princess and the post-68 Fairytale
Susan Weiner
4. Deneuve’s Italian Interludes
Pauline Small
5. Incongruous Femininity: Catherine Deneuve and 1970s Political Culture
Bridget Birchall
6. ‘Madame La France’: Deneuve as Heritage Icon
Sue Harris
7. Of Faces and roles: Deneuve/Téchiné
Bill Marshall
8. Deneuve in the 1990s
Cristina Johnston
9. The Killing of Sister Catherine: Deneuve’s Lesbian Transformations
Andrew Asibong
10. Belle Toujours : Deneuve as Fashion icon
Fiona Handyside

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: 6/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719073397, 978-0719073397
      ISBN10: 0719073391

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review
      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. -- .

      Table of Contents

      Introduction
      Lisa Downing and Sue Harris
      1. Polanski’s Deneuve. ‘Frigidity’ and Feminism
      Lisa Downing
      2. Buñuel Blonde
      Peter William Evans
      3. Demy and Deneuve: The Princess and the post-68 Fairytale
      Susan Weiner
      4. Deneuve’s Italian Interludes
      Pauline Small
      5. Incongruous Femininity: Catherine Deneuve and 1970s Political Culture
      Bridget Birchall
      6. ‘Madame La France’: Deneuve as Heritage Icon
      Sue Harris
      7. Of Faces and roles: Deneuve/Téchiné
      Bill Marshall
      8. Deneuve in the 1990s
      Cristina Johnston
      9. The Killing of Sister Catherine: Deneuve’s Lesbian Transformations
      Andrew Asibong
      10. Belle Toujours : Deneuve as Fashion icon
      Fiona Handyside

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