Conway, Kelley, 1963-

Chanteuse in the city : the realist singer in French film / Kelley Conway. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2004. - xi, 246 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes filmography (p. 185), bibliographical references (p. 223-230), and index.

Introduction -- Caf-conc' : the rise of the unruly woman -- Music hall Miss -- Voices from the past -- The revue star and the realist singer : the return of the unruly woman -- Violent spectatorship : mechanical reproduction, the female voice, and the imaginary of intimacy -- Conclusion.

0520240197 (cloth : alk. paper) 0520244079 (pbk. : alk. paper)


Popular music--History and criticism.--France
Motion picture music--History and criticism.--France
Motion pictures--History.--France
Women singers--France.

ML3489 / .C66 2004

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