Katharine Hepburn en reine de cœur : Mary of Scotland (John Ford, 1936)

This article examines how Mary of Scotland (John Ford, 1936) reworks Katharine Hepburn’s persona by articulating film analysis with the analysis of the discourses that surrounded the film on its release, namely in terms of its reception by the film audiences of the time. We shall study how J. Ford’s...

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Main Author: Jules Sandeau
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Language:English
Published: Presses universitaires de Rennes 2016-12-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/lisa/8980
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Katharine Hepburn en reine de cœur : Mary of Scotland (John Ford, 1936)
Revue LISA
Hollywood
reception
biopic
gender studies
Hepburn Katharine
Stuart Mary
title Katharine Hepburn en reine de cœur : Mary of Scotland (John Ford, 1936)
title_full Katharine Hepburn en reine de cœur : Mary of Scotland (John Ford, 1936)
title_fullStr Katharine Hepburn en reine de cœur : Mary of Scotland (John Ford, 1936)
title_full_unstemmed Katharine Hepburn en reine de cœur : Mary of Scotland (John Ford, 1936)
title_short Katharine Hepburn en reine de cœur : Mary of Scotland (John Ford, 1936)
title_sort katharine hepburn en reine de coeur mary of scotland john ford 1936
topic Hollywood
reception
biopic
gender studies
Hepburn Katharine
Stuart Mary
url https://journals.openedition.org/lisa/8980
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