FRENCH LANGUAGE Her name is known to all, yet what exactly is known about this great actress who was as famous as Gambetta and Hugo as reported in the press at the time? Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) was one of the greatest French tragediennes. She left the Comédie Française and in 1880 founded her own company, with which she toured the world and became a true international star. Painter, sculptor, writer, theatre director, she was also a film actress, appearing in about ten films. This book, through an extremely rich iconography and short articles, attempts to reveal the multiple faces of this