The Beauty of the Real
Synopsis
Even as actresses become increasingly marginalized by Hollywood, French cinema is witnessing an explosion of female talenta 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 discoverThe Beauty of the Real. This book showcases a range of contemporary French actresses to an audience that will know how to appreciate theman American public hungry for the exact qualities that these women represent. To spend time with them, to admire their flashing intelligence and fearless willingness to depict life as it is lived, gives us what we're looking for in movies but so rarely find: insights into womanhood, meditations on the dark and light aspect's of life's journey, revelations and explorations that move viewers to reflect on their own lives. The stories they bring to the screen leave us feeling renewed and excited about movies again. Based on one-on-one interviews and the viewing of numerous films, Mick LaSalle has put together a fascinating profile of recent generations of French film stars and an overview of their best work. These women's insights and words illuminate his book, which will answer once and for all the two questions Americans most often have about women and the movies: Where did all the great actresses go? And how can I see their movies?
- Hakimiliki:
- 2012 Mick Lasalle
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- ISBN-13:
- 9780804782074
- Publisher:
- Stanford University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 2017-05-31T16:00:19Z
- Lugha:
- English
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- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.