Heroines without Heroes - Reconstructing Female National Identities in European Cinema, 1945

This anthology explores a little-examined period of European film history (1945-1951) and places gender at the centre of struggles around national identity. Ulrike Sieglohr compares and contrasts the post-war cinemas of Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain in order to examine how representations of women in this period emerged from specific national contexts. She further analyzes the appeal of particular stars and the political and social conditions that contributed to their popularity.>

About the author

Ulrike Sieglohr is Honorary Research Associate in Film, Television and Radio Studies at Staffordshire University, UK.

Product details

• Authors: Ulrike Sieglohr, Ulrike (Staffordshire University Sieglohr
• Assisted by: Ulrike Sieglohr (Editor), Ulrike (Staffordshire University Sieglohr (Editor), Sieglohr Ulrike (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2016
• EAN: 9781474287913
• ISBN: 978-1-4742-8791-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Film Studies: Bloomsbury Academic Collections; Film Studies: Bloomsbury Academic Collections
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Europe, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, Films, cinema, c 1950 to c 1959, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General, C 1945 To C 1960