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## Establishes the cultural and historical contexts for representations of female ageing in British film since the 1930s * Examines issues around ageing femininities using a range of case studies of films and actresses, both known and forgotten * Establishes the case for the importance of the character actress at the heart of the history of British cinema * Provides an overlooked historical context for considering ageing femininities in contemporary film Actresses like Maggie Smith, Cicely Courtneidge and Sybil Thorndike have established the enduring appeal of the ageing actress in British film. Historicising and contextualising this archetypal figure, this book establishes a taxonomy of female ageing in British cinema, from the 1930s to the present day. Arguing that the prevalence of various iterations of the character actress is essential in understanding the nature of British cinema, specifically in how it has developed to define itself against Hollywood, employing archetypes which draw on well-established mythologies regarding ageing femininities. The book centres on the analysis of a broad range of films, such as __Blithe Spirit__ (1945), __The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie__ (196

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Author

Claire Mortimer

Publisher

Edinburgh University Press

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781474452847

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Performing Arts, Sports