When people think of film stars, they think of Hollywood. Yet, second only to America, French cinema has produced the most substantial galaxy of stars to achiev

French cinema is second only to Hollywood in the number of its movie stars who have emerged to achieve international fame. France is, in fact, arguably the only

The study of French cinema has greatly expanded in recent years, as it is increasingly taught alongside literature in modern language departments. This book, wr

In the last 50 years, the social importance of stars has steadily grown, to the point that stars have now become key role models who strongly influence people�

Many years before Brigitte Bardot and Catherine Deneuve, the French cinema produced a host of glamorous female stars designed to rival their Hollywood counterpa