The beauty of the real : what Hollywood can learn from contemporary French actresses / Mick LaSalle.
| Author/creator | LaSalle, Mick author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Stanford, California : Stanford General Books, an imprint of Stanford University Press, [2012] |
| Description | viii, 238 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : two myths -- Teen rebellion -- The young woman alone : Isabelle Huppert, Isabelle Adjani, and Nathalie Baye -- Juliette Binoche, Emmanuelle Béart, and the temptations of vanity -- The shame of Valeria Bruni Tedeschi -- Sandrine Kiberlain -- Sandrine Bonnaire, Isabelle Huppert, and La cérémonie -- The allure of Hollywood -- Alone at midlife : Nathalie Baye in the nineties -- The French Meryl Streep -- Agnès Jaoui -- Marriage and adultery (same thing) -- Géraldine Pailhas and building a career -- Isabelle Carré and madness -- Les femmes d'un certain age -- The new talent -- France and America -- Appendix one : how to sell French films in the United States -- Appendix two : how to see French films in the United States. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-230) and index. |
| LCCN | 2011049156 |
| ISBN | 9780804768542 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0804768544 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PN1998.2 .L376 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |