Alain Delon: style, stardom, and masculinity

Appearing some 60 years after the French star first entered the spotlight, Nick Rees-Roberts and Darren Waldron’s Alain Delon: Style, Stardom, and Masculinity aims to present a holistic approach to star studies through a broad consideration of Delon’s complicated and often paradoxical stardom. Across ten chapters, the actor’s Italian and American film work, his international popularity, and his careers in singing and fashion are all examined, although most essays remain rooted within a French film context, as befits his career. Compact, yet brimming with insight into many understudied, or ignored, facets of Delon’s stardom, the collection makes for a captivating investigation into one of France’s greatest stars and more infamous celebrities.