| Description |
xi, 176 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Summary |
"In the context of nineteenth-century Victorinoir and close readings of original-cycle film noir, Julie Grossman argues that the presence of the 'femme fatale' figure, as she is understood in film criticism and popular culture, is drastically over-emphasized and has helped to sustain cultural obsessions with 'bad' women"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : "no one mourns the wicked" -- Film noir's "femmes fatales" : moving beyond gender fantasies -- "Well, aren't we ambitious? : desire, domesticity, and the "femme fatale" -- Psychological disorders and "wiretapping the unconscious" : film noir listens to women -- Looking back - Victorinoir: modern women and the fatal(e) progeny of Victorian representations -- Looking forward- deconstructing the "femme Fatale". |
| Subject |
Femmes fatales in motion pictures.
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Film noir -- History and criticism.
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| ISBN |
9780230233287 (hc) |
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0230233287 |
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