{"product_id":"spinsters-widows-and-chars-claire-mortimer-9781474452823","title":"Spinsters, Widows and Chars: The Ageing Woman in British Film","description":"\u003cp\u003eActresses like Maggie Smith, Cicely Courtneidge and Sybil Thorndike have established the enduring appeal of the ageing actress in British film. Historicising and contextualising this archetypal figure, this book establishes a taxonomy of female ageing in British cinema, from the 1930s to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArguing that the prevalence of various iterations of the character actress is essential in understanding the nature of British cinema, specifically in how it has developed to define itself against Hollywood, employing archetypes which draw on well-established mythologies regarding ageing femininities. The book centres on the analysis of a broad range of films, such as \u003cem\u003eBlithe Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e (1945), \u003cem\u003eThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie\u003c\/em\u003e (1968) and \u003cem\u003eThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel\u003c\/em\u003e (2012), as well as the work of selected actresses, considering them within the context of the broader historical factors which impacted on ageing femininities, including the Second World War, the post-war settlement, the Welfare State, and the implications for the women's movement as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Claire Mortimer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474452825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474452823\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2022","brand":"Claire Mortimer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44127752683775,"sku":"9781474452823","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b4e84d30-23a9-4f95-87be-a76af9211040.jpg?v=1687455035","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spinsters-widows-and-chars-claire-mortimer-9781474452823","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}