Adultery and the Female Star

This book provides an in-depth study of Bette Davis, Joan Fontaine, Kim Novak and Meryl Streep, and the treatment of adultery in their films. It avoids the near-impossible challenge of writing about the sheer volume of adultery in film by focusing on specific periods in the work of these four major...

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Main Author: Gallafent, Edward (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Palgrave Close Readings in Film and Television
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ISBN:9781137352248
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505 0 |a 1. Introduction -- 2. Bette Davis: 1937-43: Motherhood -- 3. Joan Fontaine: 1939-50: Devotion -- 4. Kim Novak: 1954-64: The Stranger -- 5. Meryl Streep: 1979-85: The Present and the Past -- 6. Conclusion. . 
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