the realist singer in French film
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Conway, Kelley
- Publish Year
- 2004
- Shelfmark
- B5785 - B
- Thesaurus
- film, vrouwelijkheid, zangeressen, Frankrijk, 1930-1939, 20e eeuw
- Description
- This book traces the historical development of the realist singer through the café-concert and music hall and untangles her symbolic complexities in 1930s French cinema. In the figure of the realist singer the author shows the representation of femininity, class, and the urban milieu. It also provides a genealogy of female realist performance through analysis of the careers and film roles of Mistinguett, Josephine Baker, Fréhel, and Damia. Included is a select filmography.