ABSTRACT

This article analyses Michèle Morgan’s rapid rise to stardom between 1937 and 1939 through the prism of her media coverage and her reception in popular magazines and their readers’ letters. From a perspective combining cultural history with star and gender studies, the article is based on an analysis of three specialised film magazines (Cinémonde, Ciné-Miroir, Pour Vous) while exploring the interest shown by the women’s press and its readership (Confidences, Marie-Claire, Midinette, Nouveauté) in the young ‘star’ in the making. After observing Morgan’s revelation and rise as a new type of star, the construction and meanings of her persona, particularly in relation to her ‘sacrificial’ performances and her ‘statuesque’ physique, the article discusses the generational, gender and class implications of the multiple controversies and appropriations surrounding her.

摘要

本文通过她的媒体报道以及她在流行杂志和读者来信中的接受度，分析了米歇尔·摩根在 1937 年至 1939 年间迅速成为明星的过程。本文从文化史与明星和性别研究相结合的角度分析了三本专业电影杂志（Cinémonde、Ciné-Miroir、Pour Vous），同时探讨了女性媒体及其读者（Confidences、Marie -克莱尔，米迪内特，新人) 在年轻的“明星”中。在观察了摩根作为一种新型明星的启示和崛起，她的角色的构建和意义，特别是与她的“牺牲”表演和她的“雕像”体格有关之后，文章讨论了多重的代际、性别和阶级含义围绕她的争议和拨款。