The Cinema of Barbara Stanwyck: Twenty-Six Short Essays on a Working Star (Women’s Media History Now!) - Softcover

Russell, Catherine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0252087178 ISBN 13: 9780252087172

Publisher: University of Illinois Press, 2023

Synopsis

From The Lady Eve, to The Big Valley, Barbara Stanwyck played parts that showcased her multidimensional talents but also illustrated the limits imposed on women in film and television. Catherine Russell’s A to Z consideration of the iconic actress analyzes twenty-six facets of Stanwyck and the America of her times. Russell examines Stanwyck’s work onscreen against the backdrop of costuming and other aspects of filmmaking. But she also views the actress’s off-screen performance within the Hollywood networks that made her an industry favorite and longtime cornerstone of the entertainment community. Russell’s montage approach coalesces into an engrossing portrait of a singular artist whose intelligence and savvy placed her center-stage in the production of her films and in the debates around women, femininity, and motherhood that roiled mid-century America.

Original and rich, The Cinema of Barbara Stanwyck is an essential and entertaining reexamination of an enduring Hollywood star.

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About the Author

Catherine Russell is Distinguished University Research Professor of Cinema at Concordia University. Her books include Archiveology: Walter Benjamin and Archival Film Practices and Classical Japanese Cinema Revisited.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0252087178
• ISBN 13: 9780252087172
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368