Charlotte Gainsbourg: Transnational and transmedia stardom

by Felicity Chaplin

Overview

Actress, singer, indie icon and embodiment of Parisian cool, Charlotte Gainsbourg is one of the most intriguing yet understated stars of our time. This book, the first detailed study of Gainsbourg, charts the trajectory of her star persona across four decades, from her early work with her father and ground—breaking collaboration with Claude Miller to her more recent collaborations with Lars von Trier and music producers like Beck and Air. The book combines textual analysis of performance, costume, place, characterisation and narrative with archival research and extra—cinematic materials to interrogate the construction of Gainsbourg’s persona. As well as providing a comprehensive overview of her career to date, it examines her circulation in a transnational context and across a range of media platforms, exploring notions of gender, beauty and nationality in relation to her embodiment of femininity, Frenchness and transnationality.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781526142979
Publisher:	Manchester University Press
Publication date:	10/27/2020
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.99(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Felicity Chaplin is Scholarly Teaching Fellow in French Studies at Monash University

Table of Contents

Introduction
1 The initial(s) C.G.
2 Turning point: my wife is an actress (and a star)
3 ‘Je t’aime, moi non plus’: The (dys)functional relationship of Gainsbourg and von Trier
4 Generic and geographic border crossings: the (un)homeliness of Gainsbourg's persona
5 Transmedia stardom and celebrity
Conclusion
Filmography

Works cited
Index