Introduction: Two Myths

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: Two Myths 1
4. 1. Teen Rebellion 11
5. 2. The Young Woman Alone: Isabelle Huppert, Isabelle Adjani, and Nathalie Baye 23
6. 3. Juliette Binoche, Emmanuelle Béart, and the Temptations of Vanity 37
7. 4. The Shame of Valeria Bruni Tedeschi 49
8. 5. Sandrine Kiberlain 61
9. 6. Sandrine Bonnaire, Isabelle Huppert, and La Cérémonie 73
10. 7. The Allure of Hollywood 87
11. 8. Alone at Midlife: Nathalie Baye in the Nineties 101
12. 9. The French Meryl Streep 113
13. 10. Agnès Jaoui 125
14. 11. Marriage and Adultery (Same Thing) 139
15. 12. Géraldine Pailhas and Building a Career 153
16. 13. Isabelle Carré and Madness 165
17. 14. Les Femmes d’un Certain Age 177
18. 15. The New Talent 189
19. 16. France and America 199
20. Appendices and Reference Matter
21. Appendix One. How to Sell French Films in the United States 215
22. Appendix Two. How to See French Films in the United States 218
23. Acknowledgments 227
24. Sources 229
25. Index 231