@article{839461,
      recid = {839461},
      author = {Gallafent, Edward,},
      title = {Adultery and the female star /},
      pages = {1 online resource.},
      abstract = {This book provides an in-depth study of Bette Davis, Joan  Fontaine, Kim Novak and Meryl Streep, and the treatment of  adultery in their films. It avoids the near-impossible  challenge of writing about the sheer volume of adultery in  film by focusing on specific periods in the work of these  four major Hollywood actresses who have each performed  roles that share some features but also contain points of  difference. The periods discussed cover Davis’s work in  1937 to 1943, Fontaine’s work between 1939 and 1950, Novak  in 1954 to 1964, and finally Streep’s work between 1979 and  1985. Closely analysing both established classics and  lesser known films, Edward Gallafent explores the work of a  broad range of directors including Alfred Hitchcock, Max  Ophüls, Sydney Pollack and Billy Wilder. Adultery and the  Female Star explores topics such as motherhood, the  significance of place, censorship, and adaptation, and is  the first book of its kind to take on the topic of adultery  in relation to these four actresses. It ultimately argues  that our understanding of the adultery narrative is tightly  bound up with our understanding of the Hollywood stars that  depict it.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/839461},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-35224-8},
}