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Julie Christie's prickly relationship with stardom is legendary. This fascinating text provides a comprehensive account of Christie's career, from her emergence in the 1960s to present day. It moves from analysing her star persona, to exploring her performance and her politics, and in doing so raises important questions for the film industry.

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments.- Introduction.- 1. Persona: Becoming 'Julie Christie'.- 2. Performance: The Poetic and the Ironic.- 3. Politics: Feminist Praxis amd Cultural Production.- Coda: Afterglow and Away from Her.- Notes.- Select Bibliography.- Filmography.- Index.

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: 10/06/2016
      ISBN13: 9781844574483, 978-1844574483
      ISBN10: 1844574482
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      Book Synopsis
      Julie Christie's prickly relationship with stardom is legendary. This fascinating text provides a comprehensive account of Christie's career, from her emergence in the 1960s to present day. It moves from analysing her star persona, to exploring her performance and her politics, and in doing so raises important questions for the film industry.

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments.- Introduction.- 1. Persona: Becoming 'Julie Christie'.- 2. Performance: The Poetic and the Ironic.- 3. Politics: Feminist Praxis amd Cultural Production.- Coda: Afterglow and Away from Her.- Notes.- Select Bibliography.- Filmography.- Index.

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