Stars and Stardom in French Cinema

by Ginette Vincendeau

Book Overview

French cinema is second only to Hollywood in the number of its movie stars who have emerged to achieve international fame. France is, in fact, arguably the only country other than the United States to have an international "star system." Yet these glamorous and charismatic stars differ from their U.S. counterparts in that they maintain more freedom to control their own images and often straddle both mainstream and auteur cinema.Ginette Vincendeau,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826447317
• ISBN13: 9780826447319
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"