Catherine Deneuve is indisputably one of the world's most celebrated actresses, both in her native France and throughout the world. Her career has spanned five decades during which she has worked with the most significant of French auteurs, as well as forging partnerships with international directors such as Roman Polanski.
Catherine Debeuve is indisputably one of the world’s most celebrated actresses, both in her native France and throughout the world. Her career has spanned five decades during which she has worked with the most significant Franck auteurs, as well as forging partnerships with international directors such as Bunuel and Polanski. The Deneuve star persona has attained such iconic status that it can now symbolize the very essence of French womanhood and civic identity. In this wide-ranging and authoritative collection of essays by a selection of international film academics and writers, the Deneuve persona is scrutinized and illuminated. Beyond the glamorous iconographic status of Yves Saint Laurentis muse, and the epitome of sexual inviolability, Deneuve’s status as actress is foreground.
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Polanski's Deneuve: `frigidity' and feminism |
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29 | (16) |
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Demy and Deneuve: the princess and the post-'68 fairy tale |
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Deneuve's Italian interludes |
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Incongruous femininity: Catherine Deneuve and 1970s political culture |
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75 | (19) |
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`Madame La France': Deneuve as heritage icon |
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94 | (16) |
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Of faces and roles: Deneuve-Techine |
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110 | (19) |
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129 | (15) |
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The killing of sister Catherine: Deneuve's lesbian transformations |
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144 | (17) |
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Belle toujours: Deneuve as fashion icon |
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Lisa Downing is Professor of French and Director of the Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Sexuality and Gender in Europe at the University of Exeter. Sue Harris is Senior Lecturer in French at Queen Mary, University of London -- .
