{"product_id":"9781844576487","title":"Barbara Stanwyck","description":"Barbara Stanwyck's illustrious career began in the 1920s and spanned sixty years. During that period she starred in major films of many genres and worked with some of the most distinguished Hollywood directors. \u003cp\u003eDevoting each chapter to a significant quality of Stanwyck's performances, Andrew Klevan foregrounds crucial scenes from her exemplary films, including \u003cem\u003eStella Dallas\u003c\/em\u003e (1937), \u003cem\u003eThe Lady Eve\u003c\/em\u003e (1941), and \u003cem\u003eDouble Indemnity\u003c\/em\u003e (1944). Through the lens of her achievement, Klevan examines the wider concerns of these films while revisiting classic topics from Film Studies – psychoanalysis, medium reflexivity, and the representation of female roles such as the 'sacrificial mother' and the 'femme fatale'. In paying close attention to the various aspects of Barbara Stanwyck's skilfully executed performances, this book enhances familiar understandings and provides fresh illumination.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47062038741232,"sku":"9781844576487","price":23.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781844576487_p0.jpg?v=1763746462","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781844576487","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}